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What Role Does Supernatural Play In Macbeth

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This essay discusses supernatural activity which is portrayed in the play Macbeth. This theme is widely spread throughout this play and is seen several times. In the first act Banquo and Macbeth are returning from battle when they come across three abnormal witches. These witches are involved in supernatural activity, they use this to predict and explain Macbeth and Banquo's future. Macbeth is told he will be made thane of Cawdor and eventually be king, Banquo was told his children would be kings. When Macbeth returns home he is instantly made thane of Cawdor due to the previous thanes betrayal. This essentially convinces him that the supernatural is real and also arouses his lust for the throne. In conclusion, Macbeth's journey is inspired by the supernatural predictions foretold by the three witches.

Furthermore, there are also a lot of examples conveyed in act two, Macbeth is like a bucket of themes and supernatural plays a major role. In the second act we see Banquo dream about the three witches which obviously indicates that they are most likely interfering with his mind, we also see Macbeth hallucinate and quote "is this a dagger I see before thee" right before King Duncan's death. To Summarise, these scenes are based around the theme supernatural, which was implemented into the play because of …show more content…

In this act we see Macbeth have Banquo murdered, this eventually creates regret which is obvious due to Macbeth's paranoia. On the other hand, if his wife's ambition did not overpower him none of this would have occurred. Later that day at the dinner table we see a hallucination of Banquo, sitting in Macbeth's chair he believes every seat is full, this essentially gives Macbeth a difficult time. In summary, Macbeth's paranoia which has evolved from his wife's forceful ambition starts to make Macbeth imagine spiritual figures of whom he has killed

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