Supernatural Soliciting In Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'
What this passage means?
What Macbeth means by “supernatural soliciting” is the witches appearing and telling him that he will be king and he’s Thane of Cawdor. The soliciting doesn’t appear to be bad but it doesn’t appear to be good either. He questions the witch's actions. He knows he’s thane of cawdor, Thane of Glamis, & will become king. The image of the ‘horrid image doth unfix my hair and make my seated heart knock at my ribs” (1,3,143-149). This means that he is shocked about this news. It also makes him distance himself from reality. His heart is pounding and his hair is sticking up, representing anxiety and his caution about his future of becoming king.
Image choices: I chose to have Macbeth in the center of the image and the witches to the side in a small corner. This resembles that this is a soliloquy of Macbeth. The speech bubbles above his head are thoughts he is thinking about pertaining to the witch's prophecies. For example, the check mark and the x question whether or not the witch's prophecies have good or bad intentions. Are they really telling him the truth or they just playing with his mind? The speech bubbles that say “Thane of Glamis”, …show more content…
He calls them “supernatural solicitors”.Throughout this passage, he questions whether or not they are telling the truth. The image of his hair sticking up and his heart knocking at his ribs, displays his shock and unbelievability of the witch’s prophecies. In addition, this passage connects this to wheel of fortune by questioning fate. He questions fate when he asks himself “If good, why do I yield to that suggestion whose horrid image doth unfix my hair and make my seated heart knock at my ribs”. What this means is if the witch’s have good intentions then why am I seeing/experiencing supernaturality negatively. This proclaim and foreshadows to the reader that the witches have bad intentions. They are looking to mess with Macbeth and get him
What Macbeth means by “supernatural soliciting” is the witches appearing and telling him that he will be king and he’s Thane of Cawdor. The soliciting doesn’t appear to be bad but it doesn’t appear to be good either. He questions the witch's actions. He knows he’s thane of cawdor, Thane of Glamis, & will become king. The image of the ‘horrid image doth unfix my hair and make my seated heart knock at my ribs” (1,3,143-149). This means that he is shocked about this news. It also makes him distance himself from reality. His heart is pounding and his hair is sticking up, representing anxiety and his caution about his future of becoming king.
Image choices: I chose to have Macbeth in the center of the image and the witches to the side in a small corner. This resembles that this is a soliloquy of Macbeth. The speech bubbles above his head are thoughts he is thinking about pertaining to the witch's prophecies. For example, the check mark and the x question whether or not the witch's prophecies have good or bad intentions. Are they really telling him the truth or they just playing with his mind? The speech bubbles that say “Thane of Glamis”, …show more content…
He calls them “supernatural solicitors”.Throughout this passage, he questions whether or not they are telling the truth. The image of his hair sticking up and his heart knocking at his ribs, displays his shock and unbelievability of the witch’s prophecies. In addition, this passage connects this to wheel of fortune by questioning fate. He questions fate when he asks himself “If good, why do I yield to that suggestion whose horrid image doth unfix my hair and make my seated heart knock at my ribs”. What this means is if the witch’s have good intentions then why am I seeing/experiencing supernaturality negatively. This proclaim and foreshadows to the reader that the witches have bad intentions. They are looking to mess with Macbeth and get him