Supernatural Apparitions In Macbeth By William Shakespeare

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In Macbeth, William Shakespeare, a worldwide known play writer, uses a multitude of supernatural appearances. The term supernatural is defined as, “of, relating to, or being above or beyond what is unnatura.”( Dictionary.com). “In the time of William Shakespeare there was a strong belief in the existence of the supernatural”(“Supernatural”). Supernaturals are used to increase the rate of action. The appearance of the Supernaturals in Macbeth had a tremendous impact on Macbeth and caused him to go from the hero of the play to the tragic hero. The role of the supernatural appearances caused the play to have a massive plot twist. Act 1 Scene 1 is when the most intense point occurs, better known as the climax. The three witches give Macbeth …show more content…

The four apparitions were also very dominant supernaturals in play. The first apparition was an armed head and it said to Macbeth to, “Beware Macduff! Beware the Thane of Fife”(Macbeth 63). It means that he should not put any of his trust into Macduff. After hearing that Macduff is untrustworthy Macbeth hires a murderer to kill his whole family and even has his castle ambushed. This caused him to feel no sympathy because, Macduff was a traitor to him and also to Scotland. The second apparition appears and it is a bloody child. The bloody child tells Macbeth that he should, “laugh to scorn the pow’r of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth”(Macbeth 63). It means that no man born of a woman will harm Macbeth. It also is ironic because every man is born of a woman so it means that no one at all can harm Macbeth. This caused Macbeth’s pride to increase and also caused him to have no hesitation in hiring the murderer to kill Macduff’s family. The third apparition was a child crowned, with a tree in his hand. It tells Macbeth that he, “shall never vanquished be until Great Biram wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall against him”(Macbeth 64). It means that he shall never be defeated until the trees and the hills

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