Death and the Supernatural in Shakespeares Macbeth :: GCSE English Literature Coursework

Macbeth  death and the Supernatural   Throughout William Shakespeares Macbeth, many another(prenominal) characters evolve and many disappear into the background. The main character, Macbeth, travels through utter nut house when he proclaims himself monarch. When he first meets the witches of the supernatural, they tell him of the future. One of the musical compositions amplified throughout the play is the circle of life, from the beginning to the end. The visions provided by the three witches begin Macbeths quest for dominance. The three main effects of this theme are the destruction of Macbeths friends and family. Second, the deaths of his mortal enemies. The last point is the death of himself. The supernatural amplifies the theme of death.             From the first brief encounter of the witches, to the last alarming visions that Macbeth has, many close friends and relatives have died because of his visions with the supe rnatural. The death of his wife in Act V, Scene IV is the death that sends him over the abyss and into mental instability. Lady Macbeth is ilk a joined appendage to Macbeth. They work as one, communicate as one, and when that appendage is lost, so is MACBETHs cope with reality. Lady Macbeth was the only person he could sincerely confide in. The supernatural also had another key factor to her death. In the first act of the play, she calls on the powers of the supernatural to make her strong. The following quote, Come, you hard liquor that range on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe, top-full of direst cruelty make thick my blood, stop up the access and passage to remorse Come to my womans breasts, and invade my milk for gall, is possibly the most important passage that leads to Lady Macbeths death. She calls on the evil spirits to unsex her, and to replace her milk with gall. It seems that she wants to be the most cruelest being in the world. The theme of the life cycle is amplified in this situation because of her request to the spirits. This progeny is the beginning of the end for Lady Macbeths life. She is the one who insists Macbeth should cancel out the king and reign as the king of Scotland. It is her ideas and plans that lead herself and Macbeth into the pits of hell. She is not solely to blame for this catastrophe though.Death and the Supernatural in Shakespeares Macbeth GCSE English Literature Coursework Macbeth  Death and the Supernatural   Throughout William Shakespeares Macbeth, many characters evolve and many disappear into the background. The main character, Macbeth, travels through utter chaos when he proclaims himself monarch. When he first meets the witches of the supernatural, they tell him of the future. One of the themes amplified throughout the play is the circle of life, from the beginning to the end. The visions provided by the three witches begin Macbeths quest for dominance. The thre e main effects of this theme are the death of Macbeths friends and family. Second, the deaths of his mortal enemies. The last point is the death of himself. The supernatural amplifies the theme of death.             From the first brief encounter of the witches, to the last nightmarish visions that Macbeth has, many close friends and relatives have died because of his visions with the supernatural. The death of his wife in Act V, Scene IV is the death that sends him over the abyss and into mental instability. Lady Macbeth is like a joined appendage to Macbeth. They work as one, communicate as one, and when that appendage is lost, so is MACBETHs grip with reality. Lady Macbeth was the only person he could truly confide in. The supernatural also had another key factor to her death. In the first act of the play, she calls on the powers of the supernatural to make her strong. The following quote, Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts , unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe, top-full of direst cruelty make thick my blood, stop up the access and passage to remorse Come to my womans breasts, and take my milk for gall, is possibly the most important passage that leads to Lady Macbeths death. She calls on the evil spirits to unsex her, and to replace her milk with gall. It seems that she wants to be the most cruelest being in the world. The theme of the life cycle is amplified in this situation because of her request to the spirits. This event is the beginning of the end for Lady Macbeths life. She is the one who insists Macbeth should kill the king and reign as the king of Scotland. It is her ideas and plans that lead herself and Macbeth into the pits of hell. She is not solely to blame for this catastrophe though.