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GCSE English Literature · key term
A supernatural figure or vision that appears before someone. In Act 4, the apparitions deliver warnings and predictions to Macbeth.
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Paper 1
Revise: Act 4Although he speaks commandingly, the witches control what he sees and prevent him from freely questioning the apparitions.
A ghostly appearance or supernatural vision.
Paper 1
Compare the apparitions’ actual words with Macbeth’s interpretation to explain how equivocation works.
Part (a): distinguish the apparitions' actual words from Macbeth's interpretation. Explain how the wording creates apparent reassurance rather than simply naming equivocation.
Part (a): distinguish speakers accurately. The Second Apparition, summoned by the witches, speaks ‘none of woman born / Shall harm Macbeth’.
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A supernatural figure or vision that appears before someone; in Act 4, the witches summon figures that deliver predictions to Macbeth.
Revise: Act 4The witches summon three apparitions in Act 4 Scene 1. Their appearances matter as well as their words: Shakespeare makes prophecy a theatrical spectacle, using thunder and strange figures to give the predictions authority.
A supernatural figure or vision that appears before someone. The witches summon apparitions to address Macbeth.
A ghostly or supernatural appearance. The Witches summon apparitions that deliver predictions to Macbeth.
Paper 2
A supernatural appearance or vision. In Act 4 of Macbeth, three apparitions deliver warnings and predictions.
Revise: Act 4Yet the First Witch explains that an apparition “will not be commanded”. His forceful language conceals his lack of control.
A spirit or supernatural figure that appears visibly; in Macbeth, the witches summon apparitions that deliver further predictions.
A ghostly appearance or supernatural figure.
Component 1
A supernatural figure or vision that appears to someone; in Act 4, three apparitions deliver messages to Macbeth.
Revise: Act 4The apparitions arrive with thunder and disappear after speaking. The witches restrict Macbeth’s questions, so he can hear their messages without properly testing their meaning.
A supernatural figure or vision that appears before someone.
A supernatural appearance, often taking a visible human form. The witches summon apparitions that deliver predictions to Macbeth.
