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Macbeth Theme of The Supernatural
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Question 3
Question 2
How would you characterize the witches' speech? What does it suggest about their characters? How does it set them apart from the other characters in the play?
The witches accurately predict Macbeth's future, but do they control his fate? Why or why not?
Question 3 Answer
Question 2 Answer
- speech is foretelling
- eerie mood
- more of an influence
I myself have all the other,
And the very ports they blow,
All the quarters that they know
I' th' shipman’s card.
I’ll drain him dry as hay. (I,iii,14-18)
"Is this a dagger which I see before me," (II,i,33).
- The play doesn't center around the supernatural
- Shakespeare didn't emphasize it
- The play's true theme is internal guilt and struggle
- The supernatural aspects of Macbeth really aren't the fear of the unknown
- more along the lines of fear of fate.
Chew on This
Macbeth consistently undercuts the reality of the supernatural by focusing on the Macbeths' internal guilt and struggle.
In Macbeth, the supernatural represents the fear of the unknown.
Question 4
Are there connections or similarities between the witches and any other characters in the play? If so, what are they, exactly?
Question 1
How do Banquo and Macbeth react when they first encounter the weird sisters in Act I, Scene iii? Are they surprised, afraid, confused?
Question 1 Answer
Question 4 Answer
- shocked yet eager
- witches are a third party
- secluded
- portrayed as "overseers"
"So withered and so wild in their attire,/ That look not like th' inhabitants o' th' Earth," (I,iii,40-41).
"Show his eyes and grieve his heart./Come like shadows; so depart!" (IV,i,115-116).
Macbeth Theme of The Supernatural
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