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Macbetth. Fate is a supernatural power that many believe is unavoidable and out
of their control. As soon as an individual is born, fate controls their destiny. ...
Submitted by javaman on May 10, 2008
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Fate is a supernatural power that many believe is unavoidable and out of their control. As soon as an individual is born, fate controls their destiny. A perfect example of fate controlling an individual’s destiny is in the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Fate is the reason why and how Macbeth is led to his downfall and turns into a tragic hero. Furthermore, Fate came in the form of the witches’ prophecies, which basically guides Macbeth to his destiny, which turns out to be his corruption. Macbeth is being constantly vexed throughout the play by the conflicts between his ambitions and those of his wife, and his loyalties to Duncan and Banquo.
Fate is destiny. Destiny is believed to be a predetermined course of events. Macbeths’ downfall happens because of his destiny. This predetermined course of events plays a role in turning Macbeth from the meticulous and subtle man he was to the corrupt lost man he became. Macbeth’s life is going along smoothly; He is the Thane of Glamis and King Duncan recently appoints him the Thane of Cawdor. This is part of his predetermined destiny, but destiny as it seems has more events planned for Macbeth than he expects. In addition to fate being the underlying cause towards Macbeth’s corruption, it has an effect on Macbeth’s good friend and partner Banquo. The three witches come to both Macbeth and Banquo and reveal to them a total of three prophecies. Two of these prophesy turning out to be Macbeth becoming King and Banquo becoming the father of Kings. After listening to these prophecies Macbeth almost immediately has thoughts on how to make his prophecy come true, contrasting to Banquo who is not affected by the prophecies at all. Banquo even makes fun of them when he is speaking to Macbeth in lines 89-92 of Act1 scene 3. Banquo says, “ You shall be king” to Macbeth, and Macbeth responds by saying “ And Thane of Cawdor too; went it not so?” stated in sarcasm. This gives an insight to the developing...
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