Main themes of Macbeth

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What were the main themes of Macbeth?
Supernatural, Ambition, Reality and Appearance and Loyalty and Guilt
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How was the Supernatural aspects shown in Macbeth?
The witches portrayed the supernatural by their fortune telling and their tone.
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How was the theme of Ambition shown in Macbeth?
Macbeth heard the future from the witches and went out of his way to kill the old King and even his best friends due to his fixation on the throne.
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How was the theme of Reality and Appearance shown in Macbeth?
Reality and Appearance was shown in the guilt that the Macbeths felt and how their deeds occurred. This was shown in the dagger scene and also was shown in the dinner scene with Ghostly Banquo. Also finally in Lady Macbeth's spiral into madness.
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How was the theme of Loyalty and Guilt shown in Macbeth?
Guilt was shown by the way the Macbeths were scared about the things they had carried out and also loyalty was shown to be broken when Macbeth ordered Banquo to be killed.
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How was the Supernatural aspects shown in Macbeth?

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The witches portrayed the supernatural by their fortune telling and their tone.

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