Do you believe that fate guides your life or do you think you makes the choices that affect your life forever? In this essay I will explore 2 themes in Macbeth. fate vs choice and ambition. I will aswell show how they lead to his eventual downfall. In the play Macbeth, some people claim that because the witches prophecize Macbeth’s future, and their prophecies come true, fate plays a bigger role in his future than choice. However Macbeth’s actions are actually more affected by his ambition than his fate because he makes irrational choices that have serious consequences, leading to Macbeth 's eventual downfall.
When Macbeth decides to kill the King, Lady Macbeth 's ambition drives Macbeth to have his own ambition, until he has killed King. …show more content…
This is after Macbeth talks to Banquo about joining his supper and Banquo says he I joining them. When Macbeth says, “upon my head they placed a fruitless crown… Utterance” (III.i. 66-77) When Macbeth states, “To make them kings… Utterance” It shows that Macbeth is ambitious to become more than just king for a short time, he is not going to let Banquo 's prophecy come true as he is going to take matters into his own hands and kill Banquo and his son. When Macbeth says, “upon my head they placed a fruitless crown and put a barren scepter in my grip” It implies that Macbeth is distraught that he will not be able to have kings that are of his own dissent because of the witches saying Banquo 's son is going to be king. This quote is when Macduff is confronting Macbeth and Macduff explains that he is not born of a woman, then they fight. When Macduff says, “Despair thy charm, and… untimely ripped” (IV.8. 17-20) and when Macbeth says, “I will not yield… ‘Hold! Enough!’” (IV.8. 32-39) In the first quote when Macduff projects, “Tell thee Macduff was from his mother 's womb untimely ripped” this shows that Macduff was not born of a woman and since the prophecy states that he cannot be harmed by any man born of a woman, this shows that Macduff can hurt him. In the second quote when Macbeth says, “I will not yield… try my last” This shows that even though the prophecy says …show more content…
However Macbeth’s actions are actually more affected by his ambition than his fate because he makes irrational choices that have serious consequences, leading to Macbeth 's eventual downfall. In the end being ambitious and making your own choices can leave a big effect in your latter life, you can have this happen to you that you may not understand but if you look back far enough you can always trace it back to a single choice or choices you have made. Be mindful of what you chose and make sure you know what is going to happen in the long
When Macbeth decides to kill the King, Lady Macbeth 's ambition drives Macbeth to have his own ambition, until he has killed King. …show more content…
This is after Macbeth talks to Banquo about joining his supper and Banquo says he I joining them. When Macbeth says, “upon my head they placed a fruitless crown… Utterance” (III.i. 66-77) When Macbeth states, “To make them kings… Utterance” It shows that Macbeth is ambitious to become more than just king for a short time, he is not going to let Banquo 's prophecy come true as he is going to take matters into his own hands and kill Banquo and his son. When Macbeth says, “upon my head they placed a fruitless crown and put a barren scepter in my grip” It implies that Macbeth is distraught that he will not be able to have kings that are of his own dissent because of the witches saying Banquo 's son is going to be king. This quote is when Macduff is confronting Macbeth and Macduff explains that he is not born of a woman, then they fight. When Macduff says, “Despair thy charm, and… untimely ripped” (IV.8. 17-20) and when Macbeth says, “I will not yield… ‘Hold! Enough!’” (IV.8. 32-39) In the first quote when Macduff projects, “Tell thee Macduff was from his mother 's womb untimely ripped” this shows that Macduff was not born of a woman and since the prophecy states that he cannot be harmed by any man born of a woman, this shows that Macduff can hurt him. In the second quote when Macbeth says, “I will not yield… try my last” This shows that even though the prophecy says …show more content…
However Macbeth’s actions are actually more affected by his ambition than his fate because he makes irrational choices that have serious consequences, leading to Macbeth 's eventual downfall. In the end being ambitious and making your own choices can leave a big effect in your latter life, you can have this happen to you that you may not understand but if you look back far enough you can always trace it back to a single choice or choices you have made. Be mindful of what you chose and make sure you know what is going to happen in the long