macbeth and the supernatural
In the play "Macbeth," there were many interesting sections which could be concentrated on due to the suspense and the involvement of the supernatural. The use of the supernatural in the witches, the visions, the ghost, and the apparitions is a key element in making the concept of the play work and in making the play interesting. Looking through each Act and Scene of the play, it is noticed that the supernatural is definitely a major factor on the play's style.The use of the supernatural occurs at the beginning of the play, with three witches predicting the fate of Macbeth. This gives the audience a clue to what the future holds for Macbeth. "When the battles lost and won" (Act I, Scene I, l.4) was said by the second witch. It says that every battle is lost by one side and won by another. Macbeth's fate is that he will win the battle, but will lose his time of victory for the battle of his soul.After the prophecies of the witches' revealed the fate of Macbeth, the plan in which to gain power of the throne is brought up. The only way to gain power of the throne was for Macbeth to work his way to the throne, or to murder King Duncan. Murdering the king was an easier
Further on in the play, Macbeth finds his way to the witches' cave and demands to know what lies ahead for him. The apparition is saying that he will never be defeated until Great Birnam wood shall come against him to High Dunsinane Hill. This caused Macbeth to act in a wild manner, making people suspicious of his actions. He sees the vision of the floating dagger. These apparitions convinced Macbeth that this was his fate and became over confident, and lead him to his death. The witches plan to lead Macbeth to his downfall by making him feel over-confident. The three sisters are capable of leading people into danger resulting in death, such as the sailor who never slept (Act I, Scene III, ll. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**. The use of the supernatural has increased the suspense now that Macbeth is constantly relying on the prophecies of the three witches. The interest of the dagger is that it leads Macbeth towards the chamber by the presence of evil of the dagger being covered with blood. There is constantly more guilt and fear inside Macbeth and his wife that they decide to have Banquo killed.
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