Macbeth

Supernatural elements can help advance the plot of a story by creating conflict.

Hecate

they give away just enough information about the story's events to keep the audience interested in finding out more.

Duncan's grooms, who he and Lady Macbeth have framed for the murder of Duncan. He claims to have been infuriated at their apparent guilt, when in fact he just wanted to shut them up.

Macbeth persuades the murderers to kill Banquo and his son

By playing on audiences fears

Banquo's ghost, which shows up at the dinner party the Macbeths are throwing. Only Macbeth can see him.

"Come, let me clutch thee. I have thee not, and yet I see thee still."

Audiences during Shakespeare's time considered witches and curses to be real and much scarier than todays audiences would.

killing king duncan (:

Fair is foul, and foul is fair.

ghost and curses

art thou afeared / to be the same in thine own act and valour / as thou art in desire?

Duncan is such a good and popular king; it would be cruel to kill him and make the country sad.

(Apex Learning) He is sad and regretful about the actions that have led him to battle against his former friends.