Macbeth and the Supernatural Powers 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, …showed first 75 words of 1214 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1214 total…plot. In these plays the supernatural provides a catalyst for action by the characters. It supplies insight into the major players and it augments the impact of many key scenes. The supernatural appeals to the audience’s curiosity of the mysterious and thus strengthens their interest. Macbeth shows us that evil doesn’t pay and that ambition is blind. The play ‘Macbeth’ contains so much imagery of evil, darkness, blood, supernatural, untimely death and murder.