Macbeth - Supernatural

Macbeth - Supernatural

1. Act 1 Scene 1 - The Witches

   • Witches enter in a thunderstorm
     • Prophecies of the future are told
       • Catalyst for Macbeths idea of killing Duncan
     • Sets the tone of what is to follow
     • Pathetic Falicy
     • 'In thunder, lightning and in rain'
   • 'All hail Macbeth hail to thee Thane of Glamis'
   • 'All hail Macbeth hail to thee Thane of Cawdor'
   • 'All hail Macbeth hail to thee that shalt be king herafter'
   • Used to foreshadow chaos and tragedy
   • 'Fair is foul and foul is fair'
     • 'Foul' - suggests tragedy/bad things occuring
     • Chanted by the witches

2. Context

   • A contempary audience in the Jacobean era would have been unsettled and fearfull of the witches and supernatural as it was a big belief in that time
     • It would have made them anticipate a tragic end

3. Ghost of Banquo

   • Banquo comes back to haunt Macbeth after killing him
     • Makes Macbeth seem crazy
     • Adds to Macbeths feeling of guilt
     • Macbeths paranoia leads to him killing Banquo