Blood And The Supernatural In William Shakespeare's Macbeth

In high school, most people in America read some form of Shakespearean play, I read Macbeth. Macbeth appeared a loyal man to his country, but turned out to be a monster. When reviewing the story of Macbeth, Macbeth has many different themes. One of those themes would be never feel invincible, and motifs to support this theme is blood and the supernatural. I shall start with the supernatural. In the beginning of Macbeth there were three witches that appeared and told Banquo and Macbeth prophecies of their future. When the witches told Macbeth his prophecy they said he would become king. However when they told Banquo’s prophecy they revealed that his children would also become rulers. Due to the witches telling them these prophecies there were some bloody events; another thing that came from the prophecies was some truth. Later on, after Macbeth had become king and some blood was shed, Macbeth saw the three witches once again. When seeing them for the second time they cast a few spells and three apparitions appeared. The first apparition was a helmeted head saying beware Macduff. The second apparition was a bloody baby; in this apparition the baby said no man born from a woman shall kill Macbeth. The third was a crowned child with a twig. From these apparitions Macbeth thought the prophecies were saying no man will kill him; he doesn’t …show more content…
After seeing all the information I have given about Macbeth. Because Macbeth misinterpreted the three apparitions, when he saw the witches for the second time, he did not understand what the future really had for him. When really getting into the story people will find that due to Macbeth’s misinterpretation he is killed by Macduff. With that said if someone feels invincible, they probably shouldn’t because they don’t know what is awaiting