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Supernatural
Banquo's ghost
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He is used to show Macbeth's guilt at killing Banquo; the times have been / that, when the brains were out, the man would die / and there an end; but now they rise again - shows Macbeth's guilt
He exposes the fact that Macbeth still feels guilt after murder at this point; my strange and self abuse / is the initiate fear that wants hard use. / we are yet but young in deed
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Macbeth's hallucinations
Macbeth experiences various hallucinations throughout the play; firstly with the dagger, and then with Banquo's ghost
These show his deteriorating mental state, though this perhaps would not have been exceedingly obvious to a contemporary audience as it is to a modern audience
His first vision, of a dagger, shows his apprehension about the task he is about to undertake - the murder of Duncan
These supernatural elements are the most debatable - are they supernatural or a result of his deteriorating mental state?
Witches
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They are shown to be a negative influence on Macbeth - and as such portray the supernatural as having a negative influence on people
The witches also have considerable power in the play, and thus show that the supernatural can have power and influence over people
Macbeth's attitude
Macbeth blindly trusts the elements of supernatural he encounters - ie. the witches as he is shown to completely trust their prophecies and does actions accordingly
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Banquo's attitude
Banquo is shown to be rather sceptical of the supernatural, and seems to understand their true nature more than Macbeth does
oftentimes, to win us to our harm, / the instruments of darkness tell us truths; / win us with honest trifles, to betray's / in deepest consequence