The role of witches, ghosts, and visions in Macbeth                           

Summarize the circumstances surrounding each event.

Hypothesize a possible cause or explanation for each event.

Describe the affect of this event on Macbeth.  Does he change any of his attitudes or base and further actions on this event?

 

Supernatural phenomena

Circumstances surrounding this event

Possible causes or explanations

How does this event affect Macbeth?  Does he change any of his attitudes or base and further actions on this event?

Macbeth using the same words as the witches, “So fair and foul a day I have not seen,” “Fair is foul and foul is fair”

 

 

 

Witches first three predictions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating dagger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banquo’s ghost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Armed head

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bloody child

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A child crowned with a tree in his hand