Fate Vs Free Will In Macbeth
Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth is about the collapse of the man led by ambition of himself who had honor and power before. The scenes playing in the 11th century Scotland. During the play, Macbeth deals with his ambition and fate, also his people around. As the play goes on, we see the pattern that fate versus free will pretty much of the scenes and words of characters.
The three witches seems like they sometimes foreshadowing Macbeth’s fate, or sometimes they manipulate all events. After they gave some prophecies to Macbeth and Banquo, He pointed out that “If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me/ Without my stir” (I, iii, 143-144) This quote shows his free will. As seen as the words, he thought he can be the king without murder someone, and decided not to kill Duncan. Also, “O, yet I do repeat me of my fury./That I did kill them.” (II, iii, 100-101) Reveals his own decision. However, this also can be understanded as setted fate, because he had to kill the servants to hide what he had done and justify himself, even he didn’t want to kill them. Act I and II, the theme mostly shown as Macbeth’s actions that follow the prophecies witches given to him, such as hesitating murder.
The theme continues more clearly and certainly in act III, IV and V, in form of Macbeth’s …show more content…
Obviously, the acts led by Macbeth’s decision. Yet, how did the witched know all these going to happen? Are they knew Macbeth is evil, and gave prophecies to him to manipulate these? If Macbeth had just waited for Duncan’s death instead of kill him, perhaps he became the king peacefully and bloody actions were not happened. Therefore, the message the play contains for us as readers is that no fates without free will. Macbeth decided his fate by his own motivation. So don’t perfectly believe destiny, think deeply and make right choices with free will. The fate is not controlled by other’s matter, it’s one’s own
The three witches seems like they sometimes foreshadowing Macbeth’s fate, or sometimes they manipulate all events. After they gave some prophecies to Macbeth and Banquo, He pointed out that “If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me/ Without my stir” (I, iii, 143-144) This quote shows his free will. As seen as the words, he thought he can be the king without murder someone, and decided not to kill Duncan. Also, “O, yet I do repeat me of my fury./That I did kill them.” (II, iii, 100-101) Reveals his own decision. However, this also can be understanded as setted fate, because he had to kill the servants to hide what he had done and justify himself, even he didn’t want to kill them. Act I and II, the theme mostly shown as Macbeth’s actions that follow the prophecies witches given to him, such as hesitating murder.
The theme continues more clearly and certainly in act III, IV and V, in form of Macbeth’s …show more content…
Obviously, the acts led by Macbeth’s decision. Yet, how did the witched know all these going to happen? Are they knew Macbeth is evil, and gave prophecies to him to manipulate these? If Macbeth had just waited for Duncan’s death instead of kill him, perhaps he became the king peacefully and bloody actions were not happened. Therefore, the message the play contains for us as readers is that no fates without free will. Macbeth decided his fate by his own motivation. So don’t perfectly believe destiny, think deeply and make right choices with free will. The fate is not controlled by other’s matter, it’s one’s own