Natural vs. UnnaturalThe term supernatural was first used in 1520-30 AD The definition of supernatural is “that which is not subject to the laws of physics, or more figuratively, that which is said to exist above and beyond nature” (“Supernatural”). The term supernatural, or unnatural, refers to the paranormal, religions and magic. Macbeth was written in 1606 and contains many of the unnatural elements listed above. In Macbeth, the supernatural plays an important role in the play. The work is more focused on the unnatural element than on the natural one. The unnatural element is shown through the three strange witch sisters, the deaths that occur in the play and the ghost of Banquo. The three strange sisters present the first and main unnatural element of the work. The very first scene of the play introduces the witches and how they will later affect Macbeth's life. The witches say: "When the commotion is over, when the battle is lost and won." (Shakespeare 5 ln 3-4). This is an allusion to the battle between Macbeth and Macdonwald. The witches proclaim that they will meet again after this battle to meet Macbeth. In Act I, Scene III, the witches summon Macbeth and Banquo and tell them their prophecies. In this scene, not only are the witches unnatural, but they tell the future of Macbeth and Banquo. Knowing the future can also be called divination, which is a category that falls under the supernatural theme. To Macbeth, the three strange sisters say: "Hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Lord of Glamis! / Hail to thee, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Lord of Cawdor! / Hail to thee, Macbeth, who shall be king henceforth onwards!" (Shakespeare 15 ln 47-50). The witches give Banquo three paradoxes about his future: "Less than Macbeth and greater... middle of the card... and what the critics consider when they consider Banquo's ghost is that his ghost represents Macbeth's guilt" . about the murder of his best friend However, whether or not Macbeth is mentally ill and sees the ghost or sees the ghost because he is really there, Banquo's ghost is part of the supernatural world. In conclusion, Macbeth contains more unnatural elements than natural elements. The supernatural elements in Macbeth are shown through the witches, the murders in the play, Lady Macbeth's suicide, and Banquo's ghost. The supernatural elements that Shakespeare wrote about in 1606 are closely related to the supernatural elements thought of in modern times. Quoted Shakespeare, Macbeth. Ed. David Bevingtin and David Scott Kastan, New York: BantamDell, 6 December. 2013.