The supernatural plays a huge role in the play of Macbeth. There are many different types of supernatural events that occur in this play, such as witches, apparitions, and hallucinations. The supernatural affects all the characters in the play in different ways, their different personalities often leading to different outcomes than expected. Macbeth's witches play a huge role in the story, but many people argue about what that role is. Some say that it was the witches who planted the desire to become king in Macbeth's head, while others say that he already had the desire and the witches were only confirming what he already wanted to do. The witches may have triggered murderous desires in Macbeth or they may have simply given him confirmation to set in motion an idea he already had. Depending on how spiritual the reader is and whether they believe in the supernatural, they might say that the witches are simply telling Macbeth what every man would like to hear, that he will be king, or they might look into his heart and see his desires. and tell him what he wants to hear, or they could just see the future and tell him what it will be. But this is not the witches' only role in the play, in addition to telling Macbeth his future, they also help him later in the play by showing him apparitions and giving him more information about his future and what to watch out for. The apparitions in Macbeth could or could just be a figment of Macbeth's imagination or they could actually be apparitions summoned by the witches. The first apparition is a floating "armed head" on which the witches warn they can read his thoughts. The chief then speaks to him and says "Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! beware of Macduff; beware of...... middle of the card...... secret for the maid but there is no other witness so so is the maid afraid to tell anyone what the queen said. The supernatural has a strong impact on the plot of Macbeth's story, they direct the entire direction of the story The witches may or may not have instilled the idea of ​​becoming king in that of Macbeth chief and begin the chain of events that lead to Duncan's murder The apparitions lead Macbeth to a false sense of security so much so that he is not adequately cautious when Macduff's army marches on his fortress The secrets of. Lady Macbeth were hidden even when they confessed them. This play could not have existed without the effect of the supernatural. Works Cited Shakespeare, William and John Crowther "Act 4 New York, NY: Spark Pub.,"..