Write a short note on supernatural elements in macbeth three witches
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the use that Shakespeare makes of supernatural elements in the play Macbeth.
In the Shakespearean era, there was an eruption of superstition and alleged witchcraft. The people of that time had strong hatred for the ‘devil worshiping’ witches and had various trials and tests to determine their fate. Shakespeare used this as inspiration for his play ‘Macbeth’
We see the character of Macbeth go through a personality transformation after a powerful predicament from Three witches. Starting as the highly thought of thane of Glamis, Macbeth is told he shall become thane of Cawdor and then king. The witches, quickly portrayed as evil, could have predicted these events, or simply planted the idea in Macbeth’s head, to exploit his fatal …show more content…
As Macbeth arrives, along with his close companion Banquo, they each react differently to the witches, Banquo describes them as man like, yet imaginary. “That look like th’inhabitants o’th earth” (act1 scene3). At the time of writing ‘Macbeth’ the witches would have been played by men, so the stage appearance would have been intentionally mal. This again is to show the witches in a bad light. Banquo is less affected by the predicaments than Macbeth. Macbeth becomes curious and dwells on the witches words. This is the effect on Macbeth that poses the question whether the witches are genuine and could actually predict the future, or were playing with Macbeths mind to watch and enjoy his downfall.
After this encounter we begin to see Macbeth going mad. He talks to himself, considering the murder of King Duncan. He has found out that he is to be the Thane of Cawdor, true to the witches words, but they could well have had knowledge beyond Macbeths, and already have known about his latest honour. This touches on Macbeth’s personality causing him to take himself to the next step of becoming king. “My thought, yet who’s murder is yet but fantastical”(act1 scene3) Here, Macbeth is saying that it isn’t a nice thought of murdering Duncan, but he is thinking of it none the less.
With these thoughts already in Macbeth’s
In the Shakespearean era, there was an eruption of superstition and alleged witchcraft. The people of that time had strong hatred for the ‘devil worshiping’ witches and had various trials and tests to determine their fate. Shakespeare used this as inspiration for his play ‘Macbeth’
We see the character of Macbeth go through a personality transformation after a powerful predicament from Three witches. Starting as the highly thought of thane of Glamis, Macbeth is told he shall become thane of Cawdor and then king. The witches, quickly portrayed as evil, could have predicted these events, or simply planted the idea in Macbeth’s head, to exploit his fatal …show more content…
As Macbeth arrives, along with his close companion Banquo, they each react differently to the witches, Banquo describes them as man like, yet imaginary. “That look like th’inhabitants o’th earth” (act1 scene3). At the time of writing ‘Macbeth’ the witches would have been played by men, so the stage appearance would have been intentionally mal. This again is to show the witches in a bad light. Banquo is less affected by the predicaments than Macbeth. Macbeth becomes curious and dwells on the witches words. This is the effect on Macbeth that poses the question whether the witches are genuine and could actually predict the future, or were playing with Macbeths mind to watch and enjoy his downfall.
After this encounter we begin to see Macbeth going mad. He talks to himself, considering the murder of King Duncan. He has found out that he is to be the Thane of Cawdor, true to the witches words, but they could well have had knowledge beyond Macbeths, and already have known about his latest honour. This touches on Macbeth’s personality causing him to take himself to the next step of becoming king. “My thought, yet who’s murder is yet but fantastical”(act1 scene3) Here, Macbeth is saying that it isn’t a nice thought of murdering Duncan, but he is thinking of it none the less.
With these thoughts already in Macbeth’s
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