act 4

• scene 1

  • the apparitions from the witches
  • "beware thane of fife" "none of woman born shall harm macbeth" "until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill"
  • all come from apparitions which are established as supernatural entities
  • The third one comes as forests can't just move around, the impossibility of it is a key element of the supernatural
  • macbeth relies on the supernatural prophecies to guide his actions believing he is invincible