In the year 1564 a man by the name of William Shakespeare was born. He was born in a small town by the name of Stratford-upon-Avon, England. This small town of about fifteen hundred inhabitants had a low percentage for the population living through their late twenties. Shakespeare was born among the lucky ones. His mother was Mary Arden, who was the daughter of a wealthy landowner in a neighboring town, and his father was John Shakespeare, who was an honored citizen and officer in the village.

Shakespeare had lived a typical life for a boy in those times. He didn't have very much education, and yet he still had more than many famous and well-known figures. He lived in this small town until he was eighteen when he moved away and married a woman by the name of Anne Hathaway in 1582. They had three kids; a daughter in 1583 Susanna, and twins in 1585, Hamnet and Judith. After this Shakespeare traveled everywhere with his family putting on his plays and writing Sonnets and new plays. Shakespeare died in the year of 1616 of unknown causes.

The play Macbeth was originally written in 1605 when Shakespeare was thirty-one years of age. He originally wrote this play to be performed f

The use of the supernatural forces in Macbeth contributes to the unknown forces in the play. Without the witches, ghosts, visions, and the apparitions "Macbeth" would have been a tiresome and boring play.

The witches play the most important role in comparison to all the other supernatural characters. In the beginning of the play the three witches predict the fate of Macbeth, and say that he will win the battle for the throne, but lose the battle for his soul. "First Witch: All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thanne of Glamis!, Second Witch: All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor!, Third Witch: All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!" (Macbeth,1.3.50.) After this is revealed the plan to take over the throne is brought up. To murder King Duncan Macbeth had a little motivation through his dreams. Lady Macbeth used the soliloquy of calling on the evil spirits to give her the power to plot the murder of Duncan without any remorse or conscience. The three witches are capable of many tasks like leading people into danger leading to death.

The use of supernatural forces has increased the suspense now that Macbeth is constantly relying on the prophecies of the three witches. Because the witches have not revealed their plan to their master, she is extremely angry with them and makes them stop. " How did you dare, to trade and traffic with Macbeth" (Macbeth, 3.5.4.) So because of this they have to lead Macbeth to his downfall, they accomplish this by making him feel overconfident.

Further on in the play Macbeth finds his way to the witches cave and demands to know what lies ahead for him. The three witches predict what he is going to ask and produce the first apparition. It says "Macbeth, Macbeth! beware of Macduff; beware the thane of Fife. Dismiss me: enough" (Macbeth, 4.1.81.) This apparition tells M

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