Before Macbeth’s time to murder King Duncan he is already second guessing his choices. Macbeth wants to murder King Duncan, but then is having second thoughts about his actions as the time grows nearer. Macbeth wants to follow through with the murder, so he can achieve his goal of becoming king. He also does not want to follow through with the murder to keep his hands blood free and live a happy prosperous life. For example he states some reasons why he should kill the king, “If it were done quickly when tis done, then’ twere well it were done quickly” , he also states reasons why he should not kill the king” “Macbeth says that "tears shall drown the wind”. He states this because he knows that Duncan has been an excellent king, and the people love him. Throughout the novel men vs. fate plays a role in self ambition being dangerous. At the beginning of the play the weird sisters tell Macbeth that he will soon become king, but he shall not bear any children that become king. "All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, …show more content…
When they finally meet in a duel he finds out that Macduff was not born from a woman "from his mother 's womb untimely ripped." This means that Macduff was removed from his mother 's womb via a cesarean section, and was not technically "born of a woman” The horses destroying one another foreshadowed Duncan 's death for the characters in the play. It is only after the fact that the characters can see the events as foreshadowing, however. As the audience, the foreshadowing is much more