Act IV/V Essay
Shakespeare has showed in many ways how free choice is responsible for the death of both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Many choices led to the death of these two characters. To start off, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth decided together to kill the king. Even once they were committed, it was not too late to back down. Lady Macbeth chose not to kill the king because the king looked too much like her father. She said, “Had he not resembled my father as he slept, I had done’t” (Macbeth Act 2 Sc. 2 li 12-13). Macbeth could have also chosen not to kill the king and they would both not even be dead, let alone in the situation they were in leading up to their death. Although it may seem like the witches control Macbeth’s fate, they really don’t.
Shakespeare has showed in many ways how free choice is responsible for the death of both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Many choices led to the death of these two characters. To start off, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth decided together to kill the king. Even once they were committed, it was not too late to back down. Lady Macbeth chose not to kill the king because the king looked too much like her father. She said, “Had he not resembled my father as he slept, I had done’t” (Macbeth Act 2 Sc. 2 li 12-13). Macbeth could have also chosen not to kill the king and they would both not even be dead, let alone in the situation they were in leading up to their death. Although it may seem like the witches control Macbeth’s fate, they really don’t.