The Role Of Fate In Macbeth
In the play Macbeth written by Shakespeare, Macbeth’s fatal flaw was his uninhibited ambition, which was the desire to gain power and the position to be crowned King of Cawdor. The flaw in his character was what ultimately lead to his downfall. On one hand, the role of the witches influence could be presumed as a major external force that Macbeth used and exploited as a fatal flaw. Although Macbeth’s flaw in his characteristic is partially to blame for his doomed fate, the witches can also be put to fault as they were the ones who proposed the prophecy that predicts Macbeth’s soon to be crowing of King. Lady Macbeth is one who also influences Macbeth’s decisions as she was just as ambitious for power and status.
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The witches did not directly advise Macbeth to kill Duncan, instead they used a very subtle form of temptation when they mentioned that he was going to be king. The witches could make predictions, but they could not control destiny. Although the witches prophecy was one that was not clear and did not have a true meaning, Macbeth did not question it, he interpreted it the way he wanted to. Without the witches prophecy, the idea of becoming king would have never occurred to him. Although initially, Macbeth did not believe what he was told, once he was granted the title Thane Of Cawdor, he began to consider that what the witches said, could very likely come true. His desire for this power arose and his ambition started to take control. It was this moment that started his transformation from hero, to tragic hero.
Lady Macbeth was the real driving in fate. It was clear that Macbeth was responsible for the acts he committed, but it was also distinct that Lady Macbeth had just as much ambition as her husband, if not even more. The moment Lady Macbeth received the letter from her husband, she began to plot the death of King Duncan. This drove Lady Macbeth into provoking Macbeth to gain the power, influence and status of King, so she would become Queen. Lady Macbeth believed that Macbeth is too soft and uses a metaphor to compare him to the milk that babies drink when they are innocent and young.
“… too full of the milk of human
Macbeth was not an irrevocably …show more content…
The witches did not directly advise Macbeth to kill Duncan, instead they used a very subtle form of temptation when they mentioned that he was going to be king. The witches could make predictions, but they could not control destiny. Although the witches prophecy was one that was not clear and did not have a true meaning, Macbeth did not question it, he interpreted it the way he wanted to. Without the witches prophecy, the idea of becoming king would have never occurred to him. Although initially, Macbeth did not believe what he was told, once he was granted the title Thane Of Cawdor, he began to consider that what the witches said, could very likely come true. His desire for this power arose and his ambition started to take control. It was this moment that started his transformation from hero, to tragic hero.
Lady Macbeth was the real driving in fate. It was clear that Macbeth was responsible for the acts he committed, but it was also distinct that Lady Macbeth had just as much ambition as her husband, if not even more. The moment Lady Macbeth received the letter from her husband, she began to plot the death of King Duncan. This drove Lady Macbeth into provoking Macbeth to gain the power, influence and status of King, so she would become Queen. Lady Macbeth believed that Macbeth is too soft and uses a metaphor to compare him to the milk that babies drink when they are innocent and young.
“… too full of the milk of human