APPARATIONS, GHOSTS & DAGGERS - OH MY!

Macbeth is probably one of Billy's most supernaturally influenced plays. He explores genocide of a single protagonist-turned-antogonist. He lets the empty souls of the devil's witch sisters guide Macbeth through. "Double, double, cauldron bubble"...double prophecies turn Macbeth's head upside down as he witnesses a forest moving towards his slacking fate. The peaceful harmony of the nice, quenching air turns into a day most daunting. Ghosts of assistants past appear at the dinner table. Bloody daggers point in Macbeths direction as he reaches for them helplessly. All these paranormal things are mysteries that many TV shows and researchers are still facing today. It is something we genuinely fear - the one puzzling piece of normality that we will never be able to determine the existence of. Supernatural beliefs are the single blur on the line between what's real and imaginary, and if a human being has any fear, it is the fear of not knowing. We all wonder about these ideas - whether or not we believe in them. Society thrives on fear - the news consistently provides us just that. This rings true in life today, and in Macbeth, is one of the key ideas. The whole play is driven by fear...Macbeth's fear of making a decision, causing his lady to make it for him; his fear of people finding out about his now bloody-splattered reputation; Lady Macbeth's fear of feeling remorse and feminine; Macbeth's fear of whether or not he's hallucinating; and the list goes on. This theme concentrates on the main message - what do you think? Things are rarely what they seem.