Macbeth Coursework – Got a GRADE A At the time Shakespeare wrote Macbeth, people were interested in the idea of the supernatural and the unknown. It would have been a hot conversational topic of the day in the late 16th century, with most folks being very suspicious of things of this nature. This seems to be one of the reasons why Shakespeare chose to write a play about this particular theme. Another reason would be that …showed first 75 words of 3407 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3407 total…changes Macbeth and influences his actions is apparent throughout the entire Shakespeare play. Without the supernatural’s intervention in the Macbeths’ lives, none of the events would have happened the way they did. The play couldn’t have progressed through Macbeth’s downfall and at the end led to his ultimate corruption because Macbeth would have stayed the “worthy gentleman” (A .1, S. 2, L. 24) that he’s portrayed as being at the start of the play.