Essay on Supernatural Forces in "Macbeth"

plot of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is pushed forward by supernatural forces. Throughout the play, the characters interact with unusual and often eerie apparitions and images. These forces seem to appear as evil approaches. Each time the characters have experienced, are experiencing, or are about to experience some crime, these supernatural elements appear in the play to warn the audience of approaching wickedness. One of these interactions takes place in Act 2, Scene 1. Macbeth speaks with Banquo about

The Supernatural in Macbeth      In Macbeth, there are many sections that refer to the involvement of the supernatural.  The use of the supernatural in the script, the witches, the visions, the ghost of Banquo, and the apparitions, are key elements making the concept of the play work and in making the play interesting.  Witches, spirits, ghosts and apparitions are a major factor in developing the play.               The use of the supernatural occurs at the beginning of the play, with

In Shakespeare 's "Macbeth" supernatural forces create a suspenseful atmosphere. The use of the supernatural in the witches, the visions, the ghost and the apparitions provides the backbone of the climax and "excuses" for Macbeth 's change of character. Because conscience plays such a central role in Macbeth 's tragic struggle, many critics use spiritual and supernatural theories to illuminate the drama 's character development. The play opens with the use of the supernatural when three witches

In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth’s ultimate downfall is due to the guilt he feels over everything he has done. The motif of supernatural forces, specifically the hallucinations and lack of sleep that Macbeth experiences, project the force of the guilt that eventually causes Macbeth’s destruction. Shakespeare uses the motif of supernatural forces to express how the force of the guilt Macbeth feels eventually leads to his final demolition in the play Macbeth. The recurring supernatural

Supernatural Forces In Macbeth 1)Even today people struggle with whether or not to believe in supernatural forces, such as ghosts or witchcraft, but those who would admit that they let the supernatural guide their behaviors and predict their futures would be harder to find. 2) Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth, takes place during medieval times when many people believed strongly in the presence and power of witchcraft and in the supernatural. 3) In Macbeth, Shakespeare uses three witches, a floating dagger

Whether or not someone accepts the supernatural does not mean it does not exist for another. The power of the supernatural is something that has been around since civilization began because people recognized there was something beyond their control. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Macbeth is confronted with supernatural firsthand, however, they were viewed as forces of evil. Although the witches, the ghosts, the prophecies, and all the other supernatural elements in the play are dramatized and feared,

nightmare. But in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, this nightmare was a reality. At the beginning, Macbeth was a respected war hero, but throughout the play he is misled and driven crazy by supernatural forces. This leaves him a murderer, a traitor, and a liar, and results in the death of many people, including him. Macbeth truly trusts the supernatural. He bases his goals and plans off the advice and ideas of untrustworthy witches. As Macbeth is driven crazy by supernatural forces, he begins to see otherworldly

What is interesting is what each supernatural element represents in Shakespeare’s society and in our current society. The supernatural elements in Macbeth include fate, the witches, mythological beings, ghosts, and apparitions. I believe that the witches in Shakespeare’s time, in the play and in real life, represent the power of choice. The power to be able to decide to commit murder or any other heinous act or decide to let things naturally happen shows the classic choice between good and evil,

The supernatural was a popular element in many of the plays written in Shakespeare's time (including Hamlet) and everyone of Shakespeare's time found the supernatural fascinating. Even King James I took a special interest in supernatural and written a book, Daemonologie, on witchcraft. It must be remembered that, in Shakespeare's day, supernatural referred to things that were "above Nature"; things which existed, but not part of the normal human life and unexplainable. The play Macbeth involves many

The Supernatural in Macbeth     More than a few elements of the supernatural can be discovered within the action and dialogue of Shakespeare's plays.  However, the extent and nature of those elements differs to a large degree.  There are traces of it to be found in Henry V, "Pardon, gentles all,/The flat unraised spirit that hath dar'd...to bring forth/So great and object" (Lucy  1).   There are also elements of it apparent in Winter's Tale, "What I did not well I meant well" (Lucy