Again, there is a lot of pressure in knowing what will happen in the future, especially since Macbeth’s last prediction was to become king. Macbeth didn’t know what to do with the information that he now had, but Lady Macbeth was sure she did. She convinced Macbeth to kill King Duncan so that Macbeth would become king. Even though Lady Macbeth seems to be the one to blame for Macbeth’s death, Macbeth was the one that took it upon himself to listen to his wife and kill innocent people, just to fulfill his fate. Macbeth’s desire to know his own fate is what led to his eventual death.…
Macbeth’s Free Will Macbeth’s life offers an insight into how in life, fate is fixed and controls what is to come, but how that fate comes to be is controlled by free will. In Shakespeare’s work, the character of Macbeth shows the power of ambition and the reason for violence in the world. Up to this point in the book, Macbeth, a great Scottish warrior beloved by his country, receives a prophecy from three witches, telling him that he will achieve the title of King. Macbeth was first shocked to hear of his fate, but then he decides to take destiny into his own hands by committing the murder of the present king.…
One of the most interesting things about "Macbeth" is the way both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth's personalities change from beginning to end. Throughout the play, both characters waver between extreme confidence and self doubt. In the beginning, Lady Macbeth is ruthless, ambitious, and relentless. By the the end of the play she is plagued with a guilt so strong it ultimately leads to her death. This same development occurs in Macbeth, however, the reason for his downfall is the exact opposite.…
Throughout the story Macbeth went on a tragic downfall, murdering his friends and the people he loved. He went from a loyal Thane to murderous king who had one goal of maintaining the crown. Although Macbeth was the one to go on a drastic downfall, Macbeth is not the one responsible for this it. Lady Macbeth is to blame for Macbeth’s downfall. Lady Macbeth starts to manipulate Macbeth by convincing him he is not manly.…
The relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth changed across the course of the entire play. There is no definitive way to say which was stronger as it would depend what your comparing the attribute of strength to and the time of comparison. Macbeth was a soldier and a war hero at the beginning of the play and Lady Macbeth was just a housewife so in terms of physical strength it could be assumed Macbeth was in the lead and stayed consistently in the lead for the remainder of the play. If comparing mental strength it could be said Lady Macbeth possessed more of this in the beginning as she convinced her husband to commit murder and was not phased by the act. Towards the end of the play and after witnessing Lady Macbeth's sleepwalking and…
Throughout the play of Macbeth, both Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, have changed. There are many things that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have that are different to each other, where very few are similar to the other. Throughout all the shifts in the relationship between the newest King and Queen, both are starting to experience the other's hardships of act one and two. Macbeth, ironically doesn’t want to slit the throat of his friend Banquo even though he already spilled the blood of the King before him. This makes for a change in character because unlike the first time, he didn’t even think twice about murdering Banquo.…
According to a prophecy spoken to him by three otherworldly witches, Macbeth would become king, but his friend Banquo’s descendants would inherit the throne. Macbeth consequently killed Banquo, and attempted to kill his family, so he could secure the crown in his family. As well as killing others himself, people inadvertently died all around Macbeth. His wife killed herself form insanity, and thousands of people died in a battle that ensued. Another negative effect was the false accusation of the two princes, Malcolm and Donalbain.…
Fate and Freewill: two obscure concepts that are believed to have no parallel. However, the concepts of fate and freewill connect at an even deeper level than what is expected. Freewill is the ability to choose one’s destiny without any outside objections. Although it is believed that free will cannot be encroached by other sources, it is shown in many aspects that fate can, in fact, change this fact. This back-and-forth theme of “Fate v. Freewill” is prevalent throughout Shakespeare’s Macbeth.…
Heroes are people who take on extraordinary actions in extreme circumstances. They tend to be selfless and compassionate, willing to sacrifice for the sake of others. Yet monsters tend to be on the complete opposite end of the spectrum. They are people who have a full understanding of the harm they cause and commit their actions regardless without any remorse. They enjoy seeing others suffer.…
After reading about the prophecy, she states that fate does not aid in someone’s future, but actions do, and Macbeth must take control of his life in order to become king. She suggests that they murder Duncan, who is the King of Scotland, which occurs in Act I Scene VII. Without taking the action of murder, Macbeth would have not became the King of Scotland unless Duncan died else wise. Macbeth takes matters into his own hands and fulfills the predictions of the witches by murdering Duncan, something that was not predestined by fate. All in all, in the Shakespearean tragedy, Macbeth, Macbeth’s free will allows him to fulfill the prophecies of the witches, something that fate has no part…
The Macbeth is a helpless victim of fate, some others might think he was in control of his own destiny but he was influenced and pushed to speed up his fate. Shakespeare was showing us how power can change everything and how the work of destiny plays out. Throughout the story shakespeare has shown so many ways of destiny, but the death of duncan, the witches and the final battle is where it has significance. After Lady Macbeth convinces her husband to kill duncan in order for him to become king macbeth has a soliloquy where he distinguished the rights and the wrongs about what he 's about to do. “Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?…
In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the drama presents a plot where there is a thin, blurred line between fate and free will. Several aspects attribute to the downfall of Macbeth and there are a variety of viewpoints that coincide with each of the possible faults. However, in actuality, Macbeth’s murder and all of its elements predominantly stem from Macbeth’s own choices. The cause of Macbeth’s death is primarily due to his free will to go and seek unknown dangers and commit heinous crimes.…
Even if the witches had never prophesied Macbeth’s future, his personality and influences would have caused him to attempt to become King. Shortly after the witches first appearance, Macbeth’s ambition can be seen when his ‘black and deep desires’ (Act I, Sc IV, 51) lead him to see Duncan’s son, the heir to the throne, as ‘A step on which [he] must fall down, or else o’erleap, for in [his] way [to the crown] it lies’ (Act I, Sc IV, 48-50). Correspondingly, Lady Macbeth’s impact over, and desire to advance her husband is shown when Macbeth states ‘We will proceed no further in this business’ (Act I, Sc VII, 31) in regards to the murder of Duncan, and Lady Macbeth calls him a ‘coward’ (Act I, Sc VII, 43) and asks ‘Was the hope drunk wherein you dressed yourself’ (Act I, Sc VII, 35-6) to encourage him to go through with the murder. In contrast to Macbeth, after Banquo hears the witches predict ‘Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none’ (Act I, Sc III, 65) he does not act on the prediction by attempting to make his son, Fleance, king. Comparing how Macbeth and Banquo react to the witches’ predictions illustrates to us that Macbeth’s character and influences are part of the reason he acts on the prophecies Although, there is no evidence to suggest that Macbeth had thought about becoming king prior to his…
In Shakespeare’s Macbeth the witches informs Macbeth of his fate that he will become the king in the future. Macbeth believes the witches words and Lady Macbeth persuade him to become the king and murder all the people that get in the way. Shakespeare shows us that fate is complicated by our actions, Macbeth will do anything to meet his fate that in the end lead him to his death because of his greediness.…
Macbeth would have never been so cocky about his throne, he would have never killed King Duncan, and most importantly he would never get the idea to take the drastic measures to become king in the first place. The supernatural made people go crazy, especially Macbeth. He was so focused on the prophecy on the witches that he forgot about the important things in life. His family, his friends, and his kingdom. He was to absorbed in becoming king that he forgot about all the people that helped him get there.…