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"so fair and foul a day I have not seen"- Macbeth, Act 1 Scene 3
Macbeth's first lines of the play echoes the witches lines which is the start of the prophecy aspect, however the witches who symbolize evil and supernatural only occur when evil is about to begin which means from the beginning of the play Macbeth is destined for evil
"that look not like th' inhabitants o' th' Earth and yet are on 't"- Banquo, Act 1 Scene 3
unusual and strange occurrence of supernatural leaves an unsettling atmosphere for the play
"come you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts"- Lady Macbeth, Act 1 Scene 5
calling upon supernatural evil for help
"is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle towards my hand?"- Macbeth, Act 2 Scene 1
decay of Macbeths mind, act of the supernatural or mind playing tricks? The three witches (who symbolize the supernatural) are trying to lure and control Macbeth for evil. Whenever there are signs of the supernatural, there is evils and uncertainty. He is unsure of the prophecy so unsure of the reality of the dagger
"...O full of scorpions is my mind"- Macbeth, Act 3 Scene 2
scorpions represent Macbeth's uneasiness about the dark desire overcoming his mind to murder his friend Banquo and his son. Macbeth cannot rest easy while they are alive due to the evil taking over his soul from the supernatural witches' prophecy
"double, double toil and trouble. Fire burn and cauldron bubble."- witches, Act 4 Scene 1
rhyming mimics chanting which can be associated with the supernatural. Witches often speak like this when something evil is about to occur
"My wife and children's ghosts will haunt me still"- Macduff, Act 5 Scene 7
just like Macbeth is haunted by the supernatural ghosts of Banquo, Macduff is haunted by the ghosts of his murdered family. This supernatural encourages ambition to take revenge against Macbeth
"Be bloody, bold, and resolute; laugh to scorn the power of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth"- witches, Act 4 Scene 1
witches tricking Macbeth into thinking he is invincible however he is not as Macduff was born by cesarean. witches never wanted Macbeth as king but instead stayed to encourage evil
"fair is foul and foul is fair"- witches, Act 1 Scene 1
rhythmic, chant-like lines. means things are reversed. means things that look pretty ("fair") will become ugly ("foul") and things that are ugly will become beautiful. The witches are referring first to themselves. They look ugly, but the predictions they offer are beautiful to Macbeth
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