Macbeth; themes

Macbeth; themes

1. Supernatural.

   • The witches.
     • "Fair is foul and foul is fair"
     • They tell the future and tell Macbeth he will be king.
     • The book was written for James VI who had a fascination for witches.
     • The witches is shown in the beginning of the play.
   • The flying dagger.
     • "Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand?
     • Interprets that Macbeth is going mad, the dagger is not actually there and is therefore supernatural.
   • The blood on her hands.
     • Lady Macbeth awakes with blood on her hands which isn't actually there.
     • This could be used as a metaphor to that she believes that she killed the king just as much as Macbeth did, and that she can not get over he crime.