"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited .
" (William Jennings Bryan) Are we in control of our own destiny, .
our own fate, or are our lives really already planned and mapped out for us? Does Macbeth .
willfully choose evil in order to achieve his "destiny"? Or, is his "destiny" doomed by the .
witches" prophecies? Macbeth may not have made any of his same choices, if the three Weird .
sisters hadn't come to him. In Shakespeare's play Macbeth, Macbeth is no pawn of fate. .
Although Macbeth was destined to become king, the path he chose to take to achieve his .
aspiration of obtaining the throne was of his own free will. Macbeth knew exactly what he was .
doing in order to attain his destiny of becoming king. Although Macbeth was skeptical about the .
witches" predictions he later learned as the play progressed that destiny truly determined his .
future.
The prophecy of the witches was that Macbeth would become king. Nowhere did the .
witches predict the following events in Macbeth's life before he reached the throne. The .
prophecy of Macbeth becoming Thane of Cawdor had already come true, enhancing Macbeth's .
aspirations of becoming king. The second prophecy would certainly come true for him, but he .
has to choose how to get there. Macbeth was destined for the throne, however obtaining that .
destiny was completely up to him. Killing Duncan seemed to be the only way for him, even .
though he knew it was wrong. Macbeth was well-aware his actions were immoral and unjust, .
and he continued with the murders anyway. He contemplates the reasons for why it would be .
wrong to kill Duncan, showing he could have just as easily chosen not to kill the King of .
Scotland. "This even-handed justice commends th"ingredience of our poisoned chalice to our .
own lips. He's here in double trust: first as I his kinsman and his subject, strong both against the .
deed; then as his host, who should against his murderer shut the door, not bear the knife myself .
Macbeth enters, attired as king. He is followed by Lady Macbeth, now his queen, and the court. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth ask Banquo to attend the feast they will host that night. ... The witches also declare that Macbeth will be king one day. ... Macbeth fixates on the details of the prophecy. ...
Macbeth Macbeth's downfall was generated by a combination of factors. These include Macbeth's greed, ambition, over confidence and Lady Macbeth's suspicious behavior. ... This track of thought leads Macbeth to kill Banquo. ... Damned fact how it did greave Macbeth! ... This is proof that lady Macbeth's undisciplined tongue aroused suspicion and contributed to Macbeth's downfall. ...
Macbeth is tragic play written by William Shakespeare in early 1606. ... Afterwards as Macbeth informs his wife about the three predictions he has learnt, she expresses herself more ambitious than Macbeth. ... When Lady Macbeth has no choice then she uses her tactics to stop Macbeth wimping out of Duncan's murder. ... As the witches warn Macbeth to be aware of Macduff. ... He is also weak before Lady Macbeth. ...
Throughout the play, Macbeth becomes more impaintent, secretive, and paranoid. ... Macbeth is not living in reality because when an equivocation is placed in front of him, "All hail, Macbeth! ... However, in the end his arrogance will cost Macbeth his life. Throughout the meetings between the witches and Macbeth, no lies were told. ... All the venom and evil in the play are always located in Macbeth's mind. ...
In the play "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare the protagonist Macbeth mindset changes throughout the play with certain events that influence his mentality. Macbeth undergoes a transformation, which changes his belief and opinions about his King. ... This perspective is altered once Macbeth interacts with the three witches. ... Macbeth after committing the murder of Duncan feels guilt from his crime. ... This is the transformed Macbeth who has nothing left to lose but his life. ...
By offering to Macbeth the idea of power, the witches push Macbeth to the next level of greed and evil that did not exist prior to the encounter. ... This apparition confuses and frightens Macbeth. ... The dagger symbolizes the point of no return for Macbeth. ... Macbeth fears Banquo due to his prophecy to father kings, so Macbeth proceeds to plot the murder of his once friend, which spurs yet another brush with the supernatural. ... The use of supernatural in Macbeth caused Macbeth to become a darker and more evil person with each paranormal encounter. ...
"All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter." ... Laugh to scorn the power of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth." ... The apparition also ceases Macbeth's ability to think things through. ... This sure did kick the last leg out from under Macbeth's not so sturdy table. Macbeth's death shows that the witches were some bad dudes. ...
