The supernatural quotations✅

quotes for supernatural aqa gcse english literature macbeth

S f a f a d i h n s

So foul and fair a day I have not seen

So foul and fair a day I have not seen

• Macbeth echoes the witches’ paradoxical language, showing how he aligns himself with the supernatural (and Banquo rejects it)

C t d s t

Can the devil speak true

Can the devil speak true

• Banquo questions the reliability of the witches showing his rational nature

• “Devil” has evil connotations showing how Banquo knows the witches are agents of the devil and don’t really bring truth

• Rhetorical question shows how is he is mocking them

T w u t o h t i o d t u t w u w h t t b u i d c

To win us to our harm, the instruments of darkness tell us truths, win us with honest trifles, to betray is in deepest consequences

To win us to our harm, the instruments of darkness tell us truths, win us with honest trifles, to betray is in deepest consequences

• Objectifying the witches into '“Instruments of darkness” shows how Banquo is aware that the witches are tools used by the Devil

• Juxtaposition of “honest trifles” and “deepest consequences” show how the supernatural manipulates subtly, leading to tragic consequences

• Foreshadowing of Macbeth’s fate - he believes he is immortal but fails to realise that being ‘born of women’ doesn’t mean being born out of c-section

F i f a f i f

Fair is foul and foul is fair

Fair is foul and foul is fair

• Paradoxical language indicates the deceptive and cryptic nature of the witches

• Causes the audience to fear them

• Represents blurring of moral boundaries as ‘fair’ and ‘foul’ are interchangeable

W t b m? w h n b o w?

What’s the boy Malcolm? Was he not born of woman?

What’s the boy Malcolm? Was he not born of woman?

• Illustrates Macbeth’s hubris as he uses rhetorical questions to brush off threats about Malcolm’s army

• Shows his blind trust in the supernatural because he believes he is invincible