Role Of Fate In Macbeth

How does fate play a role in the stories we’ve read and how can fate change the lives of the characters in the story? The three best examples of fate are Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and Macduff. These three characters are all from the play Macbeth written by William Shakespeare were he has fate play a role in the lives of his characters.

In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, changes happen. At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is a well liked and good man of Scotland, who turns into an evil, cold hearted, murderer by the end. His rewards and punishments could have been predetermined by fate, but the actions he took to get to get those rewards and punishments were determined by Macbeth’s free will. In Macbeth, he attempts to control the future and hide the past by listening to other people and committing multiple murders of innocent people.

Fate has sundry meanings. One of the meanings of fate: power that predetermines events. Destiny’s definition suggests that events will occur and do not change. Whatever unravels in life cannot change by mankind. The statement has undivulged meanings; fate has the opportunity to change if the person wants events to end differently. However, wrong decisions will only seal fate. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, The fate becomes confirmed through Lady Macbeth wanting more power, Macbeth’s inner conflict, and the three witches tricking Macbeth and leading him to his demise.

During several soliloquies and asides Macbeth expresses his "black and deep desires" (1.5.51) to become King and gradually overcomes his moral reluctance and foreboding long enough to kill Duncan. The independence of Macbeth in this decision is best described when he states:

Fate is one person's destiny, it cannot be understood by mere mortals but a greater power beyond human comprehension. Fate is so powerful that it controls a person's outcome on life before it happens. Many people become victims of fate in which they catch a glimpse of what their future is going to look like, but do not totally grasp the outcome. Macbeth cannot fully comprehend the possible outcome of his fate because he is mortal, and therefore is a victim to his power driven quest and his ultimate fate. Many have been said to agree with this statement. For example, as stated in Shakespeare A to Z, "The Witches are an enactment of the irrational. The supernatural world if terrifying because it is beyond human control, and in the play it is

The three apparitions which appear to Macbeth are, "Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware Macduff, Beware the Thane of Fife. / Be bloody, bold, and resolute; laugh to scorn the power of man; for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth. / Be lion-mettled, proud, and take no care who chafes, who frets, or where conspirers are. Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill shall come against him." Macbeth translates these prophecies as a meaning that he will reign as king until the day he dies of natural causes and will no longer have to fear Macduff for he can do no harm to him. Although he is assured by the equivocate predictions, his uncertainty gets the better of him. This can be seen in his actions; he kills Macduff 's family but leaves the man himself alive, he enters into battles screaming that no man of woman born shall ever harm him, not knowing that Macduff was born of Caesarian section, and eventually his foolish actions lead to his death at the hands of Macduff.

Shakespeare is one of the most influential and famous playwrights of modern times. A major reason his work is loved by so many is because of his insightfulness into the human mind, and one of Shakespeare’s greatest works demonstrating this is Macbeth. This famous play is about nobleman and military man Macbeth and how his tragic choices lead to his inevitable demise. The first and most trying choice that Macbeth has to make is whether or not to kill Duncan, the king of Scotland. Macbeth has to make this decision while being pulled in different directions by two conflicting forces. The force pulling him away from murder is his loyalty and humanity towards Duncan. The other force pulling him towards murder is his loyalty towards Lady Macbeth

Though Macbeth, in Macbeth by William Shakespeare, seems victim to only his own malevolent choices, his free will was affected by fate in the form of the three witches. Though it seems that the goal to become king was always there, Macbeth’s decision

William Shakespeare 's haunting and ominous play The Tragedy of Macbeth offers many topics of discussion and debate about human nature such as fate versus free will. This plays a rather large role in the story. However. even though this story seems to be of a pre-destined nature everyone always has the freedom of choice and control over oneself 's thoughts and actions. In this story Macbeth chose his fate.

Children are taught, “If you are good you will go to heaven, if you are bad you will go to hell.” Heaven is where all people want to be, but how do they get there? As shown throughout much of history and literature, the key to obtaining the elusive goal of heaven or suffering a terrible downfall may be linked to fate and its ability to be overcome. Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, “Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.” This can be seen starting as early as with Adam and Eve, who illustarted that the fate of our lives is known to change through choices and decisions made because of free will.

Fate is a powerful force, and whether or not fate is a constant in life or a figment of the imagination is a question that will forever remain unanswered. However, the nature of fate is cruel in that its obscurity makes people question the purpose of life. These views are all dependent on this fundamental principle – whether or not the intellect is stronger than the mind. Man’s ability to choose and allow their intellect to thrive over their mind dictates their potential to take control over fate. This concept of predestination is a prominent theme displayed in William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”, a tragic tale of a valiant soldier whose inability to control his desires leads him on a horrific path of regression. This play traces the fatal

Fate played a crucial role throughout the story of Macbeth. From the time of the three witches’ telling of the prophecy, Macbeth decided to take fate into his own hands. These decisions ultimately lead to guilt, insanity and finally Macbeth’s demise.

Fate can be defined as the development of events beyond a person's control, often in historical mythology fate is determined by a supernatural power. In the play Macbeth we see a protagonist, Macbeth, who receives his predetermined destiny from 3 witches. Scottish General, Macbeth, gets a prediction from a trio of witches that one day he will progress toward becoming King of Scotland. Devoured by desire and prodded to activity by his significant other, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish position of royalty for himself. He is then wracked with blame and distrustfulness. When odds aren't in Macbeth’s favor, he decides to take his destiny in his own hands to get things done. Now in the novel Macbeth is utilizing the witches as

More people start to become treats along with becoming suspicious to Macbeth. In order to make sure that he stays in power without letting anyone know about his previous scandals Macbeth hires people to do it for him. Macduff finds out that his family was murdered and wants to kill Macbeth before he destroys the kingdom. At the end of the story. Macduff battles Macbeth saying “I have no words,My voice is in my sword. Thou bloodier villain,Than terms can give thee out! (Act 5 Scene 8) meaning that Macduff is full of rage and wants Macbeth dead. As the battle continues, Macbeth is defeated knowing that he couldn't be killed from anyone born from a

In the world today human beings struggle for control on a daily basis, everyone wants power over everything and everybody. In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth he is greeted by demon witches who predict his future as well as his best friend Banquo, Macbeth struggles through the entire play with his vengeance and urge to become King of Scotland which he does but soon karma bites back real quick leaving Macbeth dead. In Macbeth the three witches and Lady Macbeth have a lot of control over what happens but Macbeth is mostly the one who has most of the control.