In the Jacobean period, England heavily believed in the supernatural being in the real world; they especially trusted in witches and witchcraft as morbid fascination. Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth, uses supernatural elements that are a necessity to the plot. The supernatural shows itself to the audience in numerous forms such as through the witches prophecies, a floating dagger, and the ghost of Banquo. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the apparitions and Weird Sisters prophecies motivate Macbeth’s actions and pushes the plot forward. These entities drove Macbeth to murder, paranoia, and a false sense of security.
After receiving the witches prophecies stating that Macbeth would be king, he originally decided to let chance decide