The knowledge of fate is virtually as powerful as fate itself. An unabashed bold manner is developed with the fortitude that it is the will of the world that leads to the outcomes that will be procured. Macbeth gains an attitude of invincibility that only enlarges as the play reaches its ending, but it can be inferred that such arrogance would not have been so potent had he not been certain that the actions he took were in fact the correct actions. It is challenging to discern if the plot would have remained the same had Macbeth been oblivious to what he was preordained to accomplish; if the prophecy would continue to be a prophecy if it had gone unannounced, or if the declaring of the prophecy is what led to its execution. The events leading to the untimely demise of Macbeth were unarguably …show more content…
It was the news that he would be king that led him to pursue the title. Though he may have resulted in becoming king without the perception of his prophecy, the bloodshed and betrayal would have been substantially less. With the encouragement of the Three Witches and their assurance that Macbeth would not die unless a series of seemingly impossible stipulations were to occur, Macbeth slowly accepted his fate of becoming king. Acting with a single-minded purpose, he betrayed the current king and became a victim of the first portion of the prophecy, but he was just that-a victim. He was exploited for the amusement of the Three Witches and paid the price of their boredom. Incipiently, Macbeth was humble and timid, but with coercion from Lady Macbeth and the Three Witches, his sense of self-importance grew exponentially. He transforms his ideals and persona as the story progresses, and the amount of social standing he gains. While Macbeth had given thought to the act needed to acquire a crown, he was almost immediately overcome with guilt at the