Significance Of Free Will In Macbeth

The idea of free will is known for its significant kind of control over a person's actions. But some may question what kind of control? Is it mental, physical or is it spiritual control? Many argue that free will doesn’t exist and that it's determinism that plays a role in a person’s life. Macbeth’s story tends to show that free will does play a big role in his own life. The actions of free will can drive anyone to do unexplainable things. As stated in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy “In assessing the significance of free will, we are forced to consider questions about (among others) rightness and wrongness, good and evil, virtue and vice, blame and praise, reward and punishment, and desert” (“Free”). Considering that Macbeth murdered King Duncan explains that he ultimately had free will. A person's actions, just like Macbeth’s actions is what leads to the outcome of someone’s future, as said from Ezeh,“His actions suggest

Perhaps if Macbeth never murdered Duncan and he still became King from the sudden death of Duncan one could say it was by fate. Ezeh stated that, “Libertarian freewill is basically the concept that metaphysically and morally, man is an autonomous being, operates independently and not controlled by others or by outside forces''(Ezeh). Convinced by Lady Macbeth, Macbeth willingly chose to murder King Duncan to benefit his future. Furthermore, he self-inflicted his future and was not driven by what one calls his fate but by his own mind. Consequently, being warned about his possible future by the witches, Macbeth still chose to do what he did. The witches' prophecies provided enough information to put Macbeth in the position where he ultimately had the last say, his future depended on his freewill and not his