The supernatural

The supernatural

1. raises all sorts of questions concerning reality and appearences

2. LM and the dark forces (1.5.36-52)

   • she is asking demonic spirits to posses her so all human pity can be excised
   • to remove the supernatural aspect is to weaken its dramatic impact and its grip on her being

3. there are references to prayer, sanctity and cleansing involving the supernatural

4. Not just the witches predicition come true; Duncan says: 'but signs of nobleness, like stars shall shine/ on all deservers'

   • this occurs when Maclom elevates the thanes to earls int eh final speech of the paly

5. itensifies our sense of evil but it does not dictate events

   • M is a free agent and has free will
   • without realisation theat M has chosen his course of action there is no tragedy
   • all stages in the play repentance is possible but not chosen

6. whilst mankind is free to make decision the presence of the supernatural does invoke a cosmic dimenision and importance to decisons