There’s nothing quite like Shakespeare with a side of spooky. In Macbeth, the supernatural isn’t just lurking in the background—it’s leading the parade of paranoia, guilt, and dramatic flair. From witches who rhyme in doom to ghosts who pop in uninvited, the supernatural in Macbeth knows how to make an entrance… and how to mess with a man’s mental health.
In this post, we’re taking 80+ of the best supernatural quotes from Macbeth and giving them a cheeky twist. With wit, sarcasm, and a nod to the ridiculousness of power-hungry ambition, these quotes will leave you entertained, enlightened, and maybe even a little spooked.
Witchcraft and Prophecies That Started It All
- “Fair is foul, and foul is fair: Hover through the fog and filthy air.”
- “When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?”
- “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis!”
- “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor!”
- “All hail, Macbeth! That shalt be king hereafter!”
- “Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none.”
- “Lesser than Macbeth, and greater.”
- “Not so happy, yet much happier.”
- “So foul and fair a day I have not seen.”
- “By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.”
Ghosts and Guilt: When Spirits Don’t Knock
- “Thou canst not say I did it; never shake thy gory locks at me.”
- “Avaunt! and quit my sight! Let the earth hide thee!”
- “This is the very painting of your fear.”
- “The times have been that, when the brains were out, the man would die, and there an end.”
- “Thou hast no speculation in those eyes which thou dost glare with!”
- “Unreal mockery, hence!”
- “It will have blood; they say, blood will have blood.”
- “You make me strange even to the disposition that I owe.”
- “Hence, horrible shadow!”
- “What man dare, I dare.”
Visions and Hallucinations with Style
- “Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand?”
- “Thou marshall’st me the way that I was going.”
- “Mine eyes are made the fools o’ the other senses.”
- “I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.”
- “Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible to feeling as to sight?”
- “There’s no such thing: It is the bloody business which informs thus to mine eyes.”
- “Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse the curtain’d sleep.”
- “Thou sure and firm-set earth, hear not my steps.”
- “Whiles I threat, he lives: Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath gives.”
- “Witchcraft celebrates pale Hecate’s offerings.”
Lady Macbeth’s Occult-Fueled Madness
- “Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here.”
- “Make thick my blood, stop up the access and passage to remorse.”
- “Come to my woman’s breasts, and take my milk for gall.”
- “Come, thick night, and pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell.”
- “Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t.”
- “These deeds must not be thought after these ways; so, it will make us mad.”
- “A little water clears us of this deed.”
- “Out, damned spot! Out, I say!”
- “Here’s the smell of the blood still: all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.”
- “Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him?”
Supernatural Signs and Symbols of Doom
- “There’s husbandry in heaven; their candles are all out.”
- “It was the owl that shriek’d, the fatal bellman.”
- “The raven himself is hoarse that croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan.”
- “Dark night strangles the travelling lamp.”
- “The obscure bird clamour’d the livelong night.”
- “A falcon, towering in her pride of place, was by a mousing owl hawk’d at and kill’d.”
- “’Tis unnatural, even like the deed that’s done.”
- “Suspicion of the deed doth shake so my single state of man.”
- “Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires.”
- “Heaven rest them now.”
Macbeth’s Obsession With Fate and Destiny
- “If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, without my stir.”
- “Come fate into the list, and champion me to the utterance!”
- “This supernatural soliciting cannot be ill, cannot be good.”
- “If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well it were done quickly.”
- “Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.”
- “The bell invites me. Hear it not, Duncan; for it is a knell that summons thee to heaven or to hell.”
- “Be bloody, bold, and resolute.”
- “None of woman born shall harm Macbeth.”
- “Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill shall come against him.”
- “I am in blood stepped in so far that, should I wade no more, returning were as tedious as go o’er.”
The Witches’ Chaotic Energy
- “The charm’s wound up.”
- “Something wicked this way comes.”
- “Show his eyes and grieve his heart! Come like shadows, so depart!”
- “He will not be commanded. Here’s another more potent than the first.”
- “Seek to know no more.”
- “Beware Macduff! Beware the Thane of Fife.”
- “Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware!”
- “Speak, demand, we’ll answer.”
- “Round about the cauldron go; in the poisoned entrails throw.”
- “Liver of blaspheming Jew, gall of goat, and slips of yew.”
Sarcastic Spins on Spooky Situations
- “Macbeth: sees a floating dagger. Reaction? ‘Let’s walk toward it.’ Smart.”
- “Ghost of Banquo: casually crashing banquets since Act 3.”
- “Lady Macbeth: summoning spirits like it’s her day job.”
- “Witches: chaos coordinators with a flair for rhyming.”
- “Fate gave Macbeth three warnings. He ignored all three. Classic.”
- “‘Out, damned spot!’ Translation: This is why we can’t have nice things.”
- “Supernatural signs: because thunder alone wasn’t dramatic enough.”
- “Hallucinations brought to you by guilt and ambition.”
- “Prophecies: the OG spoilers nobody listens to.”
- “Everyone gets haunted. No one gets therapy.”
Conclusion
The supernatural in Macbeth isn’t just eerie—it’s everything. It drives the plot, torments the characters, and drops some of Shakespeare’s most unforgettable lines. But when you add a touch of sarcasm and a splash of humor, these 80+ Macbeth supernatural quotes become not just chilling—but also oddly hilarious.
Which quote sent a shiver—or a smirk—down your spine? Got a witty interpretation of your own? Share it in the comments and let the supernatural banter continue.
Pass this along to your fellow lit geeks, Shakespeare fans, or anyone who enjoys a little haunting with their humor. And next time a prophecy comes your way—maybe listen to it. Or at least check for floating daggers first.