Macbeth Fate Research Paper

As stated by Benjamin Disraeli, “man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men.” At first glance, one may believe Macbeth’s fate to be to be just that - fate. When Macbeth happens upon the witches, they tell him that he is destined to be king and as fate may have intended, it happens. However, after speaking with the witches, Macbeth, instead of letting his fate happen naturally, takes matters into his own hands. Blinded by ambition, Macbeth takes control of his destiny and murders Duncan, all for the sake of becoming king. While the witches planted the idea in his head, Macbeth acted upon his fate instead of letting it happen naturally, making it a matter of character. Before stumbling across the witches, Macbeth seemingly had no intention of making any attempts to become king. One he hears the prophecy given to him by the witches, ambition gets the better of him and the idea of him becoming king grows. The idea grows drastically in a short amount of time and soon, the idea of murdering Duncan and gaining control of the throne is consuming Macbeth. He is certainly placed on the path to destruction by what the witches tell him, but it is undeniable that Macbeth is blinded by his own ambition and takes his destiny into his own hands. The witches …show more content…
Macbeth must take responsibility for his actions, as he was never told that murder was the only way for him to gain control of the throne. Macbeth had the option of waiting out the prophecy to see what would happen if he simply waited to become king, but instead he takes action and lets his ambition get the better of him. Blinded by his ambition, Macbeth was destined for failure. Macbeth taking direct control of his future makes him rise and downfall an indirect result of his flaws in