MacBeth

A detailed Summary of MacBeth

Macbeth: Natural and Supernatural Forces At Work

Macbeth, by William Shakespeare would most definitely be considered by anyone to be a tragedy, even if the story centers on the protagonist's death. A brave Scottish general who takes over the throne and believes himself to be unstoppable meets his demise by Macduff. Shakespeare writes his story in a rather chilling way by incorporating many supernatural and gory aspects into it.

For supernatural, one can obviously not look past the three witches. These "weird sisters" as they are called by many characters possess many powers and seem to enjoy creating turmoil in the world by clever deceptions. They cast off charms, spells, and curses to anyone they desire to persuade them to do things. Most notably are their prophecies about who will take over the throne of Scotland. The witches tell Macbeth that he shall inherit the throne and will be invincible, or so he believes. The witches only tell him that "no man of woman born" can kill him. Even I was fooled by this reading it, thinking "Hey, everyone is born of woman." I highly doubted genetic engineering was available at this time. However, we later learn that a small loophole is present here as Macduff later kills him, as

Shakespeare I believe is a great writer that can utilize many natural and supernatural elements into his stories to make them interesting and believable. The tragedy surrounding King Duncan's death and the dethroning of the murderous Macbeth probably would not be as exciting if everyone was guilt free. If the days were always sunny and the prophecies were made by a nobleman, not three witches, it would not only seem boring but a little unbelievable that a nobleman would have as much influence on Macbeth and Macduff as three witches would. Lady Macbeth's guilt is shown rather cleverly by ways of her sleepwalking. I don't think the readers would believe her as much if she just came out and said she was sorry for what she has done. But by having nightmares of her seeing blood on her hands and not being able to wash it off make the story more dramatic.

Of course with any tragedy, such as the murder of King Duncan, there is always bloodshed as we easily see within this play. However, this "blood" as we call it takes on two different roles. The first role would that be of the "real" blood. This would be the actual, physical blood that is shed from the murder of King Duncan and later King Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. It represents the dying of an era and a new beginning for the people and the government of Scotland.

Overall, I think Macbeth is a good story and is made more dramatic and thrilling by the incorporating of several natural and supernatural ele

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