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A 3 page essay that discusses the role of fate and choice in Macbeth. The writer argues that, while Macbeth's doom seems fated, Shakespeare shows that it was Macbeth's personal choices that led to his destruction. No additional sources cited.
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as "supernatural soliciting" (I.5.130), a call to action that could not be ignored. From this perspective, Macbeths end seems to be a matter of fate. However, while this is Macbeths
perspective, it is not necessarily the accurate or the only one view presented in the play. By contrasting Macbeths actions against those made by others, Shakespeare shows that it was
Macbeths personal choices that led to his destruction. In Act I, both Macbeth and Banquo hear the first predictions of the witches. Macbeth is hailed as the thane of
both Glamis and Cawdor, even though the thane of Cawdor still lives. When he does, indeed, shortly become the thane of Cawdor, it convinces Macbeth that the witches other salutation,
"All hail, Macbeth, thou salt be king hereafter" (I.3.50), will also come true. Macbeths comrade, Banquo, is also given a prediction, which is that he will be the father
of kings. Rather than being thrilled with the prediction, as is Macbeth, Banquo takes anything that witches say with a grain of salt. He warns Macbeth that the witches true
intent is betrayal and that they are "instruments of darkness." As this illustrates, Shakespeare contrasts two very different reactions to the witches predictions. Banquos reaction, in ignoring what the witches
say, shows that how each man reacted to this situation was a matter of choice -- not fate. Traditionally, much of the blame for the tragedy has been laid
on Lady Macbeth, for goading her husband toward murder. She considers her husband too "full o the milk of human kindness" (I.5.18), and considers it her duty to push him
toward what she considers to be his destiny. While Lady Macbeth obviously subscribes to the idea that Macbeths actions are his fate, Shakespeare stresses that Macbeth has free will.
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