Theme Of Fate And Free Will In Macbeth
“Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires.”
Shakespeare, Macbeth
The death of King Duncan, Macduff’s family, Banquo, the two guards who were framed for killing King Duncan were all brought about by Macbeth, even the death of Macbeth was brought about by himself or was it Fate? The cause of Macbeth’s actions are unknown whether they were done out of Fate or Free Will. It is said that Shakespeare wrote Macbeth as a tribute to King James the First introducing the witches as important yet mysterious characters due to the King’s interest in the supernatural. Macbeth is said to have been performed for the first time in 1606 a few years before Shakespeare returned to his home back in Stratford-on-Avon. Filled with guilt, madness, murder and action Macbeth’s actions are difficult to determine whether they were out of Fate or Free Will.
Fate is a person’s destiny making the events in their life unavoidable, unchangeable no matter what actions are committed …show more content…
With only four folio’s being published from Shakespeare, the third being the most valuable and rarest Folio since the The Great Fire of London burnt many of the unpublished copies of the Third Folio. With London being built mainly out of wood once a fire had started in a baker’s shop it spread across London at a quick pace.
Shakespeare has been a major part of English literature creating and implementing words into the English dictionary and Shakespeare’s most debatable play written by him, Macbeth was a play full of action, murder, madness and guilt. Macbeth's actions lean more into Free will as they were Macbeth’s decisions and his punishment for defying fate affected his decision making. Was it fated for me to write my speech this way or was it plain free
Shakespeare, Macbeth
The death of King Duncan, Macduff’s family, Banquo, the two guards who were framed for killing King Duncan were all brought about by Macbeth, even the death of Macbeth was brought about by himself or was it Fate? The cause of Macbeth’s actions are unknown whether they were done out of Fate or Free Will. It is said that Shakespeare wrote Macbeth as a tribute to King James the First introducing the witches as important yet mysterious characters due to the King’s interest in the supernatural. Macbeth is said to have been performed for the first time in 1606 a few years before Shakespeare returned to his home back in Stratford-on-Avon. Filled with guilt, madness, murder and action Macbeth’s actions are difficult to determine whether they were out of Fate or Free Will.
Fate is a person’s destiny making the events in their life unavoidable, unchangeable no matter what actions are committed …show more content…
With only four folio’s being published from Shakespeare, the third being the most valuable and rarest Folio since the The Great Fire of London burnt many of the unpublished copies of the Third Folio. With London being built mainly out of wood once a fire had started in a baker’s shop it spread across London at a quick pace.
Shakespeare has been a major part of English literature creating and implementing words into the English dictionary and Shakespeare’s most debatable play written by him, Macbeth was a play full of action, murder, madness and guilt. Macbeth's actions lean more into Free will as they were Macbeth’s decisions and his punishment for defying fate affected his decision making. Was it fated for me to write my speech this way or was it plain free