Beliefs in supernatural elements and ambitions for power can lead to psychological downfall in people’s life. During the Renaissance, from early 14th century to the late 16th century, the beliefs in supernatural elements were influenced by storyteller Bards from Middle Ages. Renaissance is the time period where everything was advancing, new ideas were being developed, and writers like Shakespeare were producing their own masterpieces. William Shakespeare was an English playwright, actor, and poet. When Queen Elizabeth I died, her cousin King James VI of Scotland took over the throne of England and become King James I of England. Shakespeare had to impress King James I. King James I believed in ghosts and witches. He thought witches wreaked havoc on mankind and could tell future. Shakespeare used King James I fear and beliefs in ghosts and witches to write the bloodiest play Macbeth to inspire the King to let theatre stay. Macbeth was …show more content…
In the beginning of the play, Macbeth meets the three witches, who told him that he would be the King of Scotland. Macbeth ends up murdering King Duncan. In the middle of the play, Macbeth keeps getting over confident in himself and ends up murdering more people for the power of Scotland. In the end of the play, there are many people that are against Macbeth and he ends up losing his life in the process for power. The beliefs in supernatural caused Macbeth downfall throughout the play “we so fully feel that any glimpse into the spirit-world would effect in ourselves a profound mental revulsion, that we intuitively extend to Macbeth a more indulgent opinion of his great crimes” (Bucknill). The psychological downfall aspects of Macbeth has to deal with mostly his ambition for power which was inspired by the