Throughout the drama Macbeth, Shakespeare uses superstition to foreshadow Macbeth’s fate as the King Scotland. The three witches tell Macbeth that he is going to take the throne of
The Witches are some of the most important characters that Macbeth is involved with that use superstition. They say, “All hail, Macbeth, who will be king later on!” (1.3.33). Superstition comes in the play at this part because Macbeth chooses to believe that their prophecies will come true. The Witches predict the whole plot of the drama and without them there would be no Macbeth.
Superstition effects Macbeth’s behavior in many ways. If the Witches didn’t predict anything then I think that a lot of this stuff would have never happened. If they didn’t say that Macbeth will be king then he would have never had the idea to even become king in the first place. Since they told Macbeth that he will become king it made him want to strive to become king. Then once Macbeth became king he put all his faith in the prophecies. So in the end it ended up as Macbeth controlling his own future and not the Witches. The fact that he had all his superstition in the Witches led to his own downfall. “Macbeth will never be defeated until great Birnam wood marches to fight against him,” (4.1.171).
The first prophecy that the witches predict is that Macbeth will become king. This is the one prophecy that contributes to Macbeth’s downfall the most. When Macbeth herd this he got that in his head and all he wanted was to become king. This played with Macbeths head and he let the power get to him.
The next prophecy that leads to Macbeth’s downfall was to beware of Macduff. The first apparition said, “Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware of Macduff, Beware of the Thane of
Shakespeare used superstition in many ways throughout Macbeth. He showed how Macbeth put all his belief into the witches’ prophecies which lead to his own downfall. If Macbeth didn’t always listen to the witches and did stuff on his own then he may have never been murdered. The witches tell Macbeth that he will gain the throne of
8 comments:
when i read this essay i thought it was great and u could have put your essay into paragrphs b/c it looks like one big paragraph.
other than that i thought u did an excellent job.
the best part u did was your third para. it was the most interesting oart that stood out 2 me. the part u did well is your word chioce and the quotes u picked.
the tpoic of this essay was that superstition effects people. and their lives.
the first qoute is what set the tone for superstition in the book as well as the whole story itself. the others were good but this one represented the whole book as well.
this essay exaplains the use of superstition very well the writing style made it an easy read but still gave you alot of info.
The only thing i think could use a little polishing is the first paragraph it was a little confusing.
I. thesis: Throughout the drama Macbeth, Shakespeare uses superstition to foreshadow Macbeth’s fate as the King Scotland. The three witches tell Macbeth that he is going to take the throne of Scotland, watch his back for Macduff, that no man born to a woman can kill Macbeth, Macduff’s children will take back the throne and that the Birnam Woods will destroy him. Superstition plays a key part in Macbeth that in the end he puts all his faith in it. And will lead to his downfall.
i feel like colton's thesis is direct and tells what his essay is going to be about. i really like that he gives key examples in the beginning.
II. “All hail, Macbeth, who will be king later on!”
i like this quote because it is also very direct and shows what the quote is going to be about, it's not exaggerated and it's concise.
III. i really like the conclusion of colton's essay because it makes sense and i can get it.
IV. just to spice things up a bit.
i thought it was well writen, meets most of the criteria. goodjob
YO COLTON! ....nice essay son its ighttt dogg...
this was alright. you used good quotes and stuff. you managed to fullfill your thesis' purpose. the examples you used were spot on and on topic. everything put in this was good, like the quotes and stuff like that. the only problem i really had with it was reading it, just how it flowed, so work on that Colt-Dawg
In the Elizabethan era, many people believed in the power of the supernatural and superstitions. Numerous superstitions during the Elizabethan age dated back to traditions and beliefs from the past, relating to such things as hymns, omens and names and numbers. Superstition is the belief that certain circumstances can cause troubling or helpful events, all most always to happen in the future. The theme of superstition becomes apparent in the play Macbeth, with such topics as nature and animals, ghosts and apparitions and the prophecies and predictions of the three Witches.
It's spelt HEARD, not herd. Lol. I don't think Macbeth tended sheep.
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