Every life is a thread that makes up the fabric of reality; the fibre that forms the tapestry of time and space. Every human has a preordained destiny in what they will accomplish with their short lives in this world. I am Atropos, and I am tasked with cutting the thread of life for every mortal. While my sister Clotho spins the thread of life for each human, and my other sister Lachesis measures the thread, I ensure they die at the exact moment they need to, in order for the cosmos to continue on its rightful course. Together, we are the Moirai; the Fates, and we ensure that the fate assigned to every being by eternal laws might take its course without obstruction. Most of the time, mortals live out their lives as destined. However, very rarely, the gods decide they want to interfere in the affairs of mortals as it pleases them. When …show more content…
The responsibility now fell to my sisters and I to set fate back on its rightful course. To accomplish this, we took the form of humanity’s perception of witches. Using our knowledge of future events in the form of prophecies, I planted the seed of Macbeth’s ambition at the opportune moment, and, as planned, it grew into the twisted desire to see himself seated upon the throne. Macbeth, however, was obliviously to what was destined to happen. It is said that a person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it. This is especially true for Macbeth, as by trying to kill Banquo, it resulted in Fleance fleeing from his grasp, allowing his descendants to survive and become kings as destined. Macbeth foolishly believed he could defy Fate, proclaiming “Rather than so, come fate into the list, and champion me to th' utterance” (3.1.76-77). One does not simply fight Fate – it is likened to a mortal challenging the will of Olympus. Fate is above power of the gods, even Hecate does not truly control us as she foolishly