Second Witch All hail Macbeth hail to thee thane of Cawdor Third Witch All hail Macbeth thou shalt be king hereafter These creatures and their prophecies are all supernatural as they are totally absent in the mundane world Their words spark Macbeth s ambition and lead him to murder and tyranny The Bloody Dagger Scene In Act scene before murdering King Duncan Macbeth experiences a powerful supernatural vision He sees a floating dagger leading him to Duncan's chamber This is an image of the same weapon he will use to kill Duncan The description of this scene is evident in the following lines Is this a dagger which I see before me This vision has multifaceted meanings It symbolizes the protagonist's inner conflict and feelings of guilt The dagger represents his murderous intentions and his feeling that fate pushes him toward the deed despite his hesitation and fear The Presence of Banquo's Ghost Macbeth kills Banquo hiring some murderers to prevent his descendants from taking the throne After murdering he is haunted by Banquo's ghost during a banquet This supernatural occurrence reflects Macbeth's overwhelming guilt and worry The ghost's appearance terrifies Macbeth and reveals his unraveling sanity to the guests It marks the beginning of the decline of Macbeth's rule and power Hecate and Her Words In Macbeth Hecate is the controlling mistress to the three witches She appears only two times in the play to scold the witches for interfering with Macbeth without involving her She instructs them to hail visions and spirits to give Macbeth a false sense of security Hecate s presence and the witches following actions highlight their role as manipulators of fate and Macbeth s vulnerability to their influence Their deceptive visions lead Macbeth to believe he is unbeatable ultimately contributing to his downfall Lady Macbeth's Sleepwalking Act of the play is full of misery and hopelessness It begins with Lady Macbeth's most famous scene - 'Sleepwalking' Her descent into madness is marked by her sleepwalking and hallucinations of blood on her hands Here is a famous line from the text to help you understand the point Out damned spot Out I say These famous lines reveal her overwhelming guilt for her role in the murders of Duncan his two guards and Banquo undermining her emotional stability The supernatural elements of her sleepwalking episodes illustrate how deeply the consequences of the previous heinous actions have affected her psyche leading to her tragic end In Macbeth Shakespeare masterfully uses supernatural elements to explore themes of ambition guilt fate and madness The witches' prophecies ghostly apparitions and haunting visions drive the characters towards their inevitable fates These supernatural forces move the plot and deepen the characters' psychological complexity making Macbeth a timeless and influential tragedy