The Supernatural annotations

Question 1

“Come, you spirits… unsex me here.. full of direst cruelty!“

Answer 1

• Appeals to the power of evil

- Take away her feminine qualities and replace it with direst cruelty

Question 2

“Stay, you imperfect speakers… Speak, I charge you.”

Answer 2

-Tries to command and use the supernatural to achieve his ambitions

Question 3

deny me this, and an eternal curse fall on you! Let me know.”

Answer 3

• Demands the witches to tell him more
  - Tries to prevent Banquo’s descendant becoming king
• Macbeth is initially curious
  - Then driven by the supernatural and then desperate for more help
• Lady Macbeth tries to control the supernatural
  - Both of these responses are self-destructive

Question 4

the instruments of darkness tell us truths… to betray’s in deepest consequence.”

Answer 4

• Sceptical and dismissive of the witches

- Banquo tries to explain the reality to Macbeth, but he won’t listen