During Shakeaspeare time, people actually believed in witches and demons. They were extremely superstitious, and mystical/supernatural beliefs affected their everyday lives. If someone was ill, it was not uncommon to believe that person was cursed, for example. So seeing the supernatural being represented on a stage was especially frightening, which is also why magic and the supernatural are a recurring theme in Shakespeare plays.
A. Distinctive has a positive connotation because connotation is the emotional feeling of a word and distinctive is like special which is good.
A simile is a comparison using like or as . & a metaphor is a comparison referring to a person, place, or thing as being something else .
