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Supernatural Elements in Macbeth

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macbeth is essentially a tale of mental disorder of a valorous man.to present the theme of chaos true within the mind of macbeth, shakespeare has catalogued an air of the supernatural all through the narrative.first, the appearance of the three witches is the disambiguation of eeriness.the the nodding ghost of banquo, in the banquet hall, though an objective creation of macbeth's mind, brings another touch of super-nature.but, before this , the vision of the "dagger of mind", hovering before macbeth, and tempting him to "catch the nearest way", is not only macbeth's first hallucination in the course of action, but a fabulous instance of supernaturalism in the play.finall, the appearance of lady macbeth, as the perturbed sleep-walker, holding a tapper in senseless hand and making the confession of their collaborated crimes before the man of physic, constitutes the last note of supernaturalism in the play. but the most important of all others, the cauldron scene in which the entire herd of the witches, led by hecate, arises a sense of super suspense.here the three apparitions, an armed headf, the bloody child , and the child crowned, is an intense use of the supernatural.inall, the appearance of lady macbeth, as the perturbed sleep-walker, holding a tapper in senseless hand and making the confession of their collaborated crimes before the man of physic, constitutes the last note of supernaturalism in the play. but the most important of all others, the cauldron scene in which the entire herd of the witches, led by hecate, arises a sense of super suspense.here the three apparitions, an armed headf, the bloody child , and the child crowned, is an intense use of the supernatural.

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