Macbeth Fate Analysis

Fate and free will tend to go hand and hand because of other peoples beliefs. Some say that every think was fated to happen and it was inevitable. Others say that every decision you make was your choice and your make your own fate. A lot of people use both, saying that somethings where fated to be or not to be and others were our choices. Macbeth allowed his fate to guide him blindly and he paid the ultimate price for it. Macbeth is the perfect example of if you allow yourself to just be guide by “fate” and not make your own decisions. Macbeth was fated to became the thane of Cawdor and to be king by the three witches. They also fated his downfall but because he trusted the words that the prophesy foretold so strictly, he led himself to his fall. The witches told Macbeth everything he wanted to hear and only that. They never told him what the rhymes meant and because of that Macbeth put to much logic into them. The witches summoned three apparitions and the second one said “Laugh at the power of other men, because nobody born from a woman will ever harm Macbeth.”(Act 4, Scene 1 page 4) Macbeth thought that it meant that no one could kill him because all men are born from women. He never took in account that Macduff was cut from his mothers womb meaning that he wasn't born of a …show more content…
Macbeth believed fate to be absolute and that no one could change it. Fate is used to lead a once good man down the road of greed, murder, and grief. With the use of fate, the witches were able to sweeten the truth so that Macbeth could never tell the difference. Macbeth fell in his own darkness and had his flaws used against him. Macbeth had chances to save himself from the witches fate and make his own but he let himself be swayed. Fate is apart of free will because you can believe that it was fate or even destiny but it was really just you choosing your own fate with your free