Act I scene III, Prompt I
“We are made wise, not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility of our future.” -George Bernard Shaw In the Story Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, we see exactly how one's decisions can affect their ultimate destiny. For example, in Act I scene III of Macbeth; Macbeth is given a prophecy by three witches, and this prophecy ends up influencing Macbeth’s decisions which will end up affecting his future drastically. First of all, Macbeth should have just ignored the witches when they told him that he was going to be the Thane of Cawdor, and King. Based off of knowledge of the future, if Macbeth would have just ignored the witches he may have not died a cold, blooded, murderer, instead of a …show more content…
“ … And, for an earnest of greater honor, He bade me, from him, call thee thane of Cawdor: In which addition, hail, most worthy thane, for it is thine.” (Macbeth, Act I, Scene III, Page V) From here on out, we see Macbeth go from zero to sixty with the witches prophecy. For instance, as soon as Macbeth hears he has been crowned the Thane of Cawdor; he immediately starts dreaming about being King and starts planning to murder King Duncan. “ … Cannot be ill, cannot be good. If ill, Why hath it given me earnest of success, Commencing in a truth? I am thane of Cawdor. If good, why do I yield to that suggestion, whose horrid image doth unfix my hair and make my seated heart knock at my ribs. …” ( Macbeth, Act I, Scene III, Page VI) Then, we see Macbeth's ultimate decision to choose fortune and fame over honor, when he actually decides to kill king Duncan. As soon as Macbeth kills King Duncan, it’s in that moment where he throws his life away with that one bad decision. To conclude, Shakespeare opened by introducing three witches instead of the main character because what those three witches say and talk about in Act I scene III is the most important thing talked about in the whole story of …show more content…
For instance, Lady Macbeth eventually dies by her inability to deal and cope with the anxiety of being caugh. In addition, she ends up taking her life, due to her inability to get rid of an “invisible stain”, which is overshadowing the murderous crime she committed, that she can't get rid of. “ … Out, damned spot! Out, I say! … --Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him.” (Macbeth, Act V, Scene I, Page II) Therefore, when Lady Macbeth is by herself she tends to have more depressing, anxious, and suicidal thoughts, than when she is accompanied by
“We are made wise, not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility of our future.” -George Bernard Shaw In the Story Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, we see exactly how one's decisions can affect their ultimate destiny. For example, in Act I scene III of Macbeth; Macbeth is given a prophecy by three witches, and this prophecy ends up influencing Macbeth’s decisions which will end up affecting his future drastically. First of all, Macbeth should have just ignored the witches when they told him that he was going to be the Thane of Cawdor, and King. Based off of knowledge of the future, if Macbeth would have just ignored the witches he may have not died a cold, blooded, murderer, instead of a …show more content…
“ … And, for an earnest of greater honor, He bade me, from him, call thee thane of Cawdor: In which addition, hail, most worthy thane, for it is thine.” (Macbeth, Act I, Scene III, Page V) From here on out, we see Macbeth go from zero to sixty with the witches prophecy. For instance, as soon as Macbeth hears he has been crowned the Thane of Cawdor; he immediately starts dreaming about being King and starts planning to murder King Duncan. “ … Cannot be ill, cannot be good. If ill, Why hath it given me earnest of success, Commencing in a truth? I am thane of Cawdor. If good, why do I yield to that suggestion, whose horrid image doth unfix my hair and make my seated heart knock at my ribs. …” ( Macbeth, Act I, Scene III, Page VI) Then, we see Macbeth's ultimate decision to choose fortune and fame over honor, when he actually decides to kill king Duncan. As soon as Macbeth kills King Duncan, it’s in that moment where he throws his life away with that one bad decision. To conclude, Shakespeare opened by introducing three witches instead of the main character because what those three witches say and talk about in Act I scene III is the most important thing talked about in the whole story of …show more content…
For instance, Lady Macbeth eventually dies by her inability to deal and cope with the anxiety of being caugh. In addition, she ends up taking her life, due to her inability to get rid of an “invisible stain”, which is overshadowing the murderous crime she committed, that she can't get rid of. “ … Out, damned spot! Out, I say! … --Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him.” (Macbeth, Act V, Scene I, Page II) Therefore, when Lady Macbeth is by herself she tends to have more depressing, anxious, and suicidal thoughts, than when she is accompanied by