Dramatic tension

Despite the fact that the audience does not see the murder of Duncan on stage, they still experience tension and excitement throughout the beginning of Act 2, when it is performed. How does Shakespeare create these effects on the audience? Dramatic tension is a very important element in a successful play. Dramatic tension keeps the live audience exited and interested in the play. To make the play successful audience has to experience a range of emotions …

…Macbeth to clean up before someone wakes up. After she returns the daggers and smears the guards with blood, she tells Macbeth, "a little water clears us of this deed”. The scene ends with a knocking that makes Macbeth fearful. The use of the supernatural in the witches, the visions, the ghost, and the apparitions is a key element in making the concept of the play work and in making the play interesting. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**