# Hecate — Macbeth character guide

> Hecate in Macbeth by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Pale Hecate

**First appearance:** 0000-macbeth

## Who they are

Goddess of witchcraft who chides the three witches.

## In the story

### [Scene V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/macbeth_se/chapters/act-iii-scene-v)

Hecate angrily confronts the witches for acting without her and reveals her plan to use illusions to lead Macbeth to his ruin.

### [Act IV, Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/macbeth_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-i)

Appears briefly to commend the witches' efforts and leads them in a song before retiring.

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