The presence of supernatural forces in Shakespeare’s Macbeth highlight the evil ambitions within Macbeth and his wife. The mood is set by the first scene of act one. It begins with the foreshadowing statement made by the weird sisters: “Fair is foul, and foul is fair/ Hover through the fog and filthy air” (1.1.12-13) This introduces the distorted point of view the witches have in comparison to other characters. As Macbeth contemplates killing the king, he wonders to himself as to why he is so scared of his own idea: “I am Thane of Cawdor./If good, why do I yield to that suggestion/Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair/And make my seated heart knock at my ribs…./Present fears are less than horrible imaginings” (1.3.133-138). The supernatural interference of the
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After he is informed of his future king status, he starts to believe that he must murder King Duncan in order to make this prophecy ring true. Though Macbeth begins the story as a unambitious thane, he begins to evolve in a power hungry demon. It is a safe assumption that if he were not confronted by the witches, he would not have taken the murderous path that he did. When Lady Macbeth finds out about the witches’ interference, she immediately takes their side and contemplates whether Macbeth is capable of committing the unspeakable. She remarks that he is “too full o' the milk of human kindness” to “to catch the nearest way” (1.5.18) of gaining kingship. This is the first of many statements that reveal the dangerous ambition within her. This also divulges the normally good-natured husband of hers. The character development from a benevolent leader to a greedy tyrant highlights the effect of supernatural disruption in this play. The supernatural interference present in this play represents the evil within a person, and brings out the true animal in both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth. Macbeth’s moral conflict continues in Act
After he is informed of his future king status, he starts to believe that he must murder King Duncan in order to make this prophecy ring true. Though Macbeth begins the story as a unambitious thane, he begins to evolve in a power hungry demon. It is a safe assumption that if he were not confronted by the witches, he would not have taken the murderous path that he did. When Lady Macbeth finds out about the witches’ interference, she immediately takes their side and contemplates whether Macbeth is capable of committing the unspeakable. She remarks that he is “too full o' the milk of human kindness” to “to catch the nearest way” (1.5.18) of gaining kingship. This is the first of many statements that reveal the dangerous ambition within her. This also divulges the normally good-natured husband of hers. The character development from a benevolent leader to a greedy tyrant highlights the effect of supernatural disruption in this play. The supernatural interference present in this play represents the evil within a person, and brings out the true animal in both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth. Macbeth’s moral conflict continues in Act