http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/hecate Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 01 May 2026 09:29:03 -0400 Fri, 01 May 2026 09:29:03 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/94/how-now-hecate-the-supernatural-in-shakespeares-tragedies By Deva Jasheway - Hamlet and Macbeth are both examples in which the supernatural element enters the play at the opening of the action. The way a theatrical production begins has a great effect on the audience’s perception of the play, and both of these plays emphasize the supernatural from the start. The witches are the first characters we see in Macbeth, already prophesying and spouting paradoxical sayings. The stormy stage and odd characters establish early that this story occurs within an eerie and unnatural place. Hamlet brings the Ghost of the dead king to the plot’s fore in the first few scenes... Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:28 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/94/how-now-hecate-the-supernatural-in-shakespeares-tragedies