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Question - How does Shakespeare present the them of supernatural
Exam board - AQA
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Predicted grade 4-5

In the play Macbeth, Shakespeare portrays the theme of supernatural through the character of the the three witches as they are presented as ominous and unerving characters from the start of the play and are a key influence into Macbeths tragic harmatia. This theme is supported through the quote "fair is foul and foul is fair," which is said in unisen by the three witches. This therefore sets the tone to be quite unerving and unsettling for the audience. Shakespeare's clear use of dramtic irony shows that the witches are decieving Macbeth into murdering king Duncan which audience knows is the key factor into Macbeths harmatia. This idea is further accentuated by the use of the noun "foul" which clearly forseshadows the evil and immoral acts he undergoes with later on in the play. King James I was intrigued by the supernatural and the witchcraft at the time and believed they were absoloutley real, causing Shakespeare to make the supernatural a big theme in the play Macbeth. Shakespeare's intent was to show how easily Macbeth gets manipulated by the witches and the power the supernatural has over him in the play. This will ultimatley make the Jacobean audience feel uneasy as the idea of the supernatural and witches were heavily believed in around that era. It was seen that witches were a bad omen to society.

Shakespeare later presents the theme of supernatural when Macbeth is looking over King Duncan and suddenly sees a floating dagger above his body and states "Is this a dagger which I see before me?" The fact that Macbeth sees a floating dagger above Duncans body clearly emphasises that this a supernatural vision and it is directing him to murder the king. The clear use of the rhetorical question expresses the disbelief in which Macbeth is experiencing, but Macbeth takes this as a sign to muder the king and follow up on the prophecies which were told to Macbeth earlier in the play. This idea is further accentuated by the noun 'dagger' which is the weapon Macbeth will use. The use of this weapon highlights how the guilt will keep stabbing him, just like the dagger does to Duncan, throughout the remainder of the play and leads to his harmatia. Shakespeare's intent was to show the true power and effect of the supernatural by showing how this supernatural vision of a dagger was getting Macbeth to commit regicide which was viewed as the worst act or crime a person can commit. This would ulitmatley make the Jacobean audience feel shocked that Macbeth is going to murder the King as they were seen as untouchable because they were believed to be selected by God . The audeince will realise the evilness conducted by the supernatural throughout the remainder of play.

Shakespeare finally presents the superantural through the character of Lady Macbeth when she experience an immense amount of guilt after influenceing and manipulating Macbeth into murdering king Duncan. This is clearly expressed when Lady Macbeth cries out "Out damned spot! Out I say!" In this quote the supernatural is presented as a way to express Lady Macbeth's
guilt through the blood on her hands which connotes to the motif of guilt. The clear use of irony is used becuase earlier in the play Lady Macbeth calls out for the supernatural as she fears Macbeth lacked ruthlessess to kill Duncan. However now it seems that Lady Macbeth is now being punished by the supernatrual through her guilt. This is further accentuated by the repetition of the lexis 'out' shows how Lady Macbeth now fears the omnipotent supernatural and now all of a sudden wants the supernatural to be gone. Shakespeare shows how the supernatural can control your emotions like how lady MacBeth is feeling servere guilt for her past actions. The audience will view this as a punishment from God and now has to live with this blood stained guilt as her punishment. This ultimatley leaves the audience satisfied that Lady Macbeth is feeling like this because they feel she got what she deserved

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Question - How does Shakespeare present the them of supernatural
Exam board - AQA
Structure WWHW
Leave any advice below
Predicted grade 4-5
In the play Macbeth, Shakespeare portrays the theme of supernatural through the character of the the three witches as they are presented as ominous and unerving characters from the start of the play and are a key influence into Macbeths tragic harmatia. This theme is supported through the quote "fair is foul and foul is fair," which is said in unisen by the three witches. This therefore sets the tone to be quite unerving and unsettling for the audience. Shakespeare's clear use of dramtic irony shows that the witches are decieving Macbeth into murdering king Duncan which audience knows is the key factor into Macbeths harmatia. This idea is further accentuated by the use of the noun "foul" which clearly forseshadows the evil and immoral acts he undergoes with later on in the play. King James I was intrigued by the supernatural and the witchcraft at the time and believed they were absoloutley real, causing Shakespeare to make the supernatural a big theme in the play Macbeth. Shakespeare's intent was to show how easily Macbeth gets manipulated by the witches and the power the supernatural has over him in the play. This will ultimatley make the Jacobean audience feel uneasy as the idea of the supernatural and witches were heavily believed in around that era. It was seen that witches were a bad omen to society.
Shakespeare later presents the theme of supernatural when Macbeth is looking over King Duncan and suddenly sees a floating dagger above his body and states "Is this a dagger which I see before me?" The fact that Macbeth sees a floating dagger above Duncans body clearly emphasises that this a supernatural vision and it is directing him to murder the king. The clear use of the rhetorical question expresses the disbelief in which Macbeth is experiencing, but Macbeth takes this as a sign to muder the king and follow up on the prophecies which were told to Macbeth earlier in the play. This idea is further accentuated by the noun 'dagger' which is the weapon Macbeth will use. The use of this weapon highlights how the guilt will keep stabbing him, just like the dagger does to Duncan, throughout the remainder of the play and leads to his harmatia. Shakespeare's intent was to show the true power and effect of the supernatural by showing how this supernatural vision of a dagger was getting Macbeth to commit regicide which was viewed as the worst act or crime a person can commit. This would ulitmatley make the Jacobean audience feel shocked that Macbeth is going to murder the King as they were seen as untouchable because they were believed to be selected by God . The audeince will realise the evilness conducted by the supernatural throughout the remainder of play.
Shakespeare finally presents the superantural through the character of Lady Macbeth when she experience an immense amount of guilt after influenceing and manipulating Macbeth into murdering king Duncan. This is clearly expressed when Lady Macbeth cries out "Out damned spot! Out I say!" In this quote the supernatural is presented as a way to express Lady Macbeth's
guilt through the blood on her hands which connotes to the motif of guilt. The clear use of irony is used becuase earlier in the play Lady Macbeth calls out for the supernatural as she fears Macbeth lacked ruthlessess to kill Duncan. However now it seems that Lady Macbeth is now being punished by the supernatrual through her guilt. This is further accentuated by the repetition of the lexis 'out' shows how Lady Macbeth now fears the omnipotent supernatural and now all of a sudden wants the supernatural to be gone. Shakespeare shows how the supernatural can control your emotions like how lady MacBeth is feeling servere guilt for her past actions. The audience will view this as a punishment from God and now has to live with this blood stained guilt as her punishment. This ultimatley leaves the audience satisfied that Lady Macbeth is feeling like this because they feel she got what she deserved

Hey! You're structure is great - with clear concise points and links to the question. And the analysis is good, however I think that you may need a bit more of it. I think that you don't utilize the quotes you picked to their highest potential. For example, I'm your first paragraph, you could write about how the paradoxical language is unnerving, and the trochaic tetrameter they speak in clearly divides them from the rest of the characters, showing their ominous otherworldliness. In your final paragraph, you could add how the repetition and the exclamation marks show that she is distressed and losing control of her thoughts and speech, and this is reinforced by the fact that she is speaking in prose instead of verse, as her control and composure slips. My other bit of advice would be to have more distinct points for your paragraphs, as your first and second paragraphs argue very similar things - about how the supernatural is manipulating and guiding Macbeth. Perhaps if your first paragraph focused just on how the witches are unnerving and ominous, it would not seem repetitive. Hope this helps and isn't too late, and good luck!