Supernatural In Macbeth

Everyone claims to see supernatural things at least once in their life, such as ghosts. Though, some people may actually see these things, That is not the case with Macbeth. Most may not think about the supernatural when they hear about the play Macbeth by Shakespeare. One may see throughout the play that there may be many places where it seems that there is supernatural things happening, such as the three witches, the floating dagger, and the ghost of Banquo; though there may not be.

Many people may think that things such as the floating dagger and the ghost of Banquo may be the work of the witches and supernatural causes. In other words, this is possible that all of this could be very supernatural and that the witches are playing mean games …show more content…
“How far is ‘t called to Forres?-What are these, So withered, and so wild in their attire, That look not like th’ inhabitants o’ th’ earth And yet are on ‘t?-Live you? Or are you aught That man may question? You seem to understand me By each at once her choppy finger laying Upon her skinny lips. You should be women, and yet your beards forbid me to interpret That you are so.” (Shakespeare 1.3.37-47) However, yes it may seem like Banquo is talking about the witches, But he might also be talking about the bodies he had dismantled in his earlier battle. It is the way Shakespeare had written this, that allows everyone to interpret his plays differently. This quote also proves that if Macbeth had mental problems, that is wasn't fate that made him do the things he did. If the witches were in his head, then he thought that his fate was upon him, But in reality it was just him that made him do the things that he had …show more content…
This knife keeps appearing over and over to him, looking like his knife with effects of blood. This can be seen best when he said “Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, Let me clutch thee...Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible To feeling as to sight? or art thou but A dagger of the mind, a false creation Proceeding from a heat oppressed brain? (Shakespeare 2.1.32-38) This dagger is not a creation of the witches, if it was then he would be able to grab it and kill Duncan. But, as Macbeth said it was a figment of his imagination playing a trick on him. Though most people see this as his mind leading him towards killing Duncan, one could not help to think the opposite. Sure, the dagger was leading Macbeth to Duncan’s chambers, but it was promoting him not to kill Duncan. If the witches had anything to do with this dagger, then Macbeth would have been able to grasp it and kill duncan. Therefore, since macbeth could not grasp this dagger, it must have been a figment of his imagination trying to get him not to kill