How does the supernatural play a role in Macbeth?

How does the supernatural play a role in Macbeth?

1. Act 2, Scene 1

   • Macbeth sees a "dagger of the mind"
     • 'Is this a dagger which i see before me..'
       • This shows that he used a defence no one has heard before.
         • Metaphor is used as there isno dagger.

2. Act 1, Scene 5

   • Lady Macbeth wants to be unsexed.
     • 'Unsex me here'
       • This shows that Lady Macbeth wants to change gender as in the Elizabethan times men had all the power.
         • A metaphor is used.

3. Act 1, Scene 1

   • Witches speak out and show their evil.
     • 'Fair is foul, Foul is fair'
       • When the itches appear they are known to be 'good' but when in reality they are evil.

4. Act 5, Scene 1

   • Lady Macbeth sleep walks and reveals guilty secrets.
     • 'Evil roumers are going around'
       • this shows that Lady Macbeth is not knowing what she is revealing.