Essay On The Victim Of Fate In Macbeth

In the play tragedy of Macbeth Shakespeare’s main character Macbeth is a victim of fate. Macbeth suffers from apparitions and prophecies told upon him by the witches, these prophecies push Macbeth into actions that would not of happened if he did not know of the outcome. The first prophecy that he is told is that he will become the king, this forces him to act and kill the king so he then becomes the king. The second prophecy is to beware Macduff knowing this Macbeth goes and raids Macduff’s whole castle killing anyone who gets in his way. Macbeth's apparition of no man born of woman causes his to be thinking that no man can slay him because all are born of woman. The outcome of Macbeth’s actions clearly backfire and makes him a victim of fate. Early in the play Macbeth meets three witches, their prophecies affect the way Macbeth's turn out. When the witches greet macbeth as “All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!” (I.iii.53) Macbeth hears that he will be king. Knowing this Macbeth can not wait so he acts. Macbeth's actions after hearing that he will be king result in him killing Duncan and then telling Lady Macbeth that “[he has] done the deed.” (II.ii.19) of killing Duncan as he slumbers. Macbeth's patience can not wait to …show more content…
Macbeth's apparitions of his fate push him to do things he would not of done if he didn't know the outcome. One of his prophecies is that he will become king. This enforces him to kill the current king so he can take the throne. His first apparition was to beware Macduff, so Macbeth goes and kills Macduff's family and raids his castle. Finally, Macbeth thinks he is invincible because he is told no man born of woman will harm him and he believes that all men are born of woman. Macbeth acting upon his prediction and trying to speed up his fate ultimately ends worse than he wanted it to by him being killed by