Supernatural Macbeth

Supernatural Macbeth

1. Act 4 sn 1

   • Lang devices
     • Sensory description
       • "That have eaten he nine farrow; grease that sweaten"
         • Shows how the witches are evil and that they are tricking Macbeth.
     • Stage directions
       • "Thunder. First Apparition: an armed head"
         • Suggests they have control over the weather which makes them against the natural order.
   • Content
     • The witches are given Macbeth a prophecy that will lead to his downfall.
   • Context
     • Jacobean audience believed witches were linked to the devil and divine right of kings.
   • Structure
     • Rhyming couplets
       • Show there power and also make their tone different to the audience so fear is felt.

2. Play

   • Content
     • The witches are evil since they mess with natural order. They have to correct this and in turn manipulate Macbeth to restore natural order.
   • link to deaht
     • Shows that the witches are evil
     • They mention shipwrecking a sailor.
   • Banquo's ghost
     • Potentially manipulates Macbeth in having to seek the witches out who betray him.
       • Irony and karma.