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Fate And Free Will In Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'

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As long as man controls the fate or destiny of others, confirms that there is no natural way of living.In the play Macbeth, man have controlled each other's fate of destiny by commands. During the murder of King Duncan, Banquo got commanded awake,”Shake off this downy sleep, death’s counterfeit,”by Lenox, (2.3.88.92) meaning wake up death is here near us.Throughout the book Banquo has gotten commands from other people but this command was telling him to stay awake because of the death of a king and not just any king, but king Duncan and when that happened Banquo now knows what the the future of his destiny would be.Later in the book Banquo talks about,“There’s husbandry in heaven;/ Their candles are all out. Take thee that too.A heavy
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