Honors+Macbeth+One

The Supernatural

 1.) 1st Witch - "When shall we three next meet again in thunder, lightning, or in rain?" - Pg. 328

2.) 3rd Witch - "All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter."

3.) 1st Apparition - "Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware Macduff; Beware the Thane of Fife. Dismiss me. Enough." - Pg. 384

4.) 2nd Apparition - "...for none of women born shall harm Macbeth." - 385

5.) Macbeth [to Banquo's Ghost] - "Avant and quit my sight! Let the Earth hide thee! Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold; Thou hast no speculation in those eyes Which thou doest glare with!" - Page 375

The theme of the Supernatural is one that is very obvious through out the play. We see the Supernatural in witches, ghosts, future telling, apparitions, and within the characters themselves. The witches themselves are supernatural characters, but the fact that they are brewing spells and predicting the future only makes them all the more supernatural. Ghosts are always very supernatural things but the fact the main character sees the ghost of the man he killed at dinner we see yet again another instance of the paranormal. Lastly the apparitions are another supernatural aspect of the play. While they were created by the witches they are figments of Macbeth’s past which aid in his impending doom.