Macbeth: Superstitions

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was not explainable they would relate that problem to the
supernatural, even though today that same problem was explainable in scientific
terms.
The witches in this play are named by Shakespeare as the "weird Sisters".
These witches had all the features of witches in those days; old people, dirty
broken clothe and come together in groups of three. These witches have many
animal's but in this play - a cat, and a toad are used - who are actually evil
spirits who have taken this form. In Macbeth we here about the owl quite often
which has to relate to the witches. The owl gives a sense of scariness which
makes the paly thrilling to read. It keeps the reader hooked to the play and the
suspense increases with every scary sound. Macbeth had many nightmares, which
were caused by the witches, even so hallucinations, such as the "air-drawn
dagger." that Macbeth seen before he went to kill Duncan.
The very - word "nightmare," often called in Shakespeare's time "the
riding of the witch", ...

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