THEMES: Supernatural in Macbeth

?
the witches "strange ?" and ability to predict the ?
gives them power over humans
the witches "strange intelligence" and ability to predict the future gives them power over humans
1 of 7
his ship "cannot be ?"
hints that the witches power is ?
his ship "cannot be lost"
hints that the witches power is unlimited
2 of 7
the witches "untie the ?" and make "castles ?"
they are motivated by ?, not goodness
the witches "untie the winds" and make "castles topple"
they are motivated by destruction, not goodness
3 of 7
the supernatural elements make the play more ?, as the audience ? the supernatural

this reflect social context because at the time, many people thought witches were real, so the weird sisters seemed ? to the audience
the supernatural elements makes the play more frightening, as the audience feared the supernatural

this reflects social context because at the time, many people thought that witches were real, so the weird sisters seemed believable to the audience
4 of 7
macbeth sees the vision of the ?
it might be leading him to ?
or warning him against the ?
macbeth sees the vision of the dagger
it might be leading him to duncan
or warning him against the murder
5 of 7
macbeth sees banquo's ?
which is a sign of his ? conscience
macbeth sees banquo's ghost
which is a sign of his guilty conscience
6 of 7
lady macbeth sees ? on her hands
they'll "ne'er be clean" of duncan's ?
her ? conscience becomes so great that she kills herself
lady macbeth sees blood on her hands
they'll "ne'er be clean" of duncan's blood
her guilty conscience becomes so great that she kills herself
7 of 7

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

his ship "cannot be ?"
hints that the witches power is ?

Back

his ship "cannot be lost"
hints that the witches power is unlimited

Card 3

Front

the witches "untie the ?" and make "castles ?"
they are motivated by ?, not goodness

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

the supernatural elements make the play more ?, as the audience ? the supernatural

this reflect social context because at the time, many people thought witches were real, so the weird sisters seemed ? to the audience

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

macbeth sees the vision of the ?
it might be leading him to ?
or warning him against the ?

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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