Macbeth Fate And Free Will Essay

Sometimes, we often go forward with certain choices that may leave an everlasting impact on us. Though, these results are debated on whether or not it is the fault of our free will, fate- or potentially both. As humans, we may try to excuse ourselves from whatever we had caused, whereas it is natural for others to own up for their mistakes. With Macbeth, there is an exploration of whether fate, free will, or both played a part in the journey of Macbeth’s life. There had been a mass debate that Macbeth was not certainly at fault, for it was the prophecies and Lady Macbeth that had pushed Macbeth over the edge. Knowing that Lady Macbeth had taken a major role in plotting against Duncan’s life (1.7, 66-79), going into furthermore detail about

It can be argued that the witches tricked Macbeth into becoming a greedy and evil soul, for one of the prophecies coming true allowed Macbeth to act on the rest of them. Chaos essentially ensued, and that in itself played along to get Macbeth to do something. Overall, the witches' sole purpose- knowing what would happen based on their actions- was to get Macbeth to act on the prophecies. By getting Macbeth to act on the prophecies', it was destined from there that the tragedy of Macbeth was to ensue, as he went along committing heinous crimes. The witches and their prophecies were one of the many external forces that played with Macbeth’s internal thoughts, which encouraged him to act evilly. In addition to the witches and Lady Macbeth sharing somewhat of the blame for Macbeth, it is also duly noted that Macbeth is also at equal fault for his downfall. One of the main causes of his downfall is his hubris. Hubris is defined as the “excessive pride or self-confidence, often that leads to negative consequences”, and Macbeth, his over-obsession with his ambitions leads to the negative consequence of his