Which characters present a ‘strange intelligence’? | The Witches. |
How does this give them power over the humans? | They use their ability to predict the future to manipulate and meddle. |
What are the Witches motivated by? | Chaos and destruction, they want to mess with the ‘order of being’. |
What do the characters’ visions? | Supernatural signs of guilt. |
What emotion are the visions linked to? | Fear. |
Whose heart is ‘sorely changed’ as a result of the guilty visions? | Lady Macbeth. |
How does Macbeth react to seeing Banquo’s ghost? | He is agitated and nervous. His fear also makes him lose control of his speech – it links to other signs of madness later in the play. |
Hertswood GCSE English – Macbeth: Themes – The Supernatural
December 24, 2019