Macbeth: Fate vs. Freewill

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Freewill

Macbeth is considered one of the greatest and shortest tragedies that William Shakespeare has ever written . Similar to his tragic heroes like Othello and Hamlet , Macbeth was initially portrayed as a courageous hero who had defeated the kingdom 's enemy . However , in this story , Macbeth and his wife , Lady Macbeth , served more like the villains who were driven by ambition for the throne which ultimately led to their death theless , there is a much more conflicting idea in this story than the concept

of Macbeth taking Duncan 's throne and that is the conflicting purpose of fate and freewill with regards to Macbeth 's decisions and ultimate downfall

Macbeth 's motivation obviously started from the early predictions of the three witches in Act I , Scene 3 therefore , fate has a lot to do with the way he reacted upon the prophecies of the witches

First Witch : All hail , Macbeth ! hail to thee , thane of Glamis (Shakespeare 5 ! The first witch praises Macbeth as his current title as thane of Glamis

Second Witch : All hail , Macbeth , hail to thee , thane of Cawdor (Shakespeare 5

The second witch predicts his future title as thane of Cawdor . Third Witch : All hail , Macbeth , thou shalt be king hereafter (Shakespeare 5 ! The third witch 's prediction as king is what triggered the murderous move that Macbeth and his wife would later carry out to King Duncan

If chance will have me King , why , chance may crown me / Without my stir...