Fate And Fate In Shakespeare's Macbeth

Fate is defined as the "development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power." Free will is described as actions done on one's own accord. In the story Macbeth written by Shakespeare's our main character is faced with being told his fate, however, he takes matters into his own hands and as a result creates chaos. Through the actions of Macbeth and other characters, we see the themes of Fate versus free will, Things are not what they seem, Nature versus the Unnatural, and Guilt.

Fate is inevitable, but how you choose to let it control you is your decision. Macbeth had been told his fate by the three witches, which lead to his demise. The witches told Macbeth that he shall be thane of Glamis, Thane

Just as when Macbeth invites Duncan to stay at his castle in the hopes to kill him, to become king. Also, before the dinner Banquo says " Where they most breed and haunt, I have observed, the air is delicate." When Banquo is saying this, he's talking about how fresh the air is at Macbeths castle, but that is the place where Duncan will be murdered. Another time when we saw things that were not what they seemed would be when Macbeth called on the witches to see if he will ever be over thrown from power. The apparitions tell him "Be bloody, bold, and resolute. Laugh to scorn the power of man, for none of women born Shall harm Macbeth." The Second apparition tells Macbeth that he will never be over thrown by anyone born of women. Which leads Macbeth to believe that he will never lose power, but that is not the case, because Macduff was ripped from his mother when he was born. Things are never what they seem in this story, because there is always another message in what people

When Macbeth killed King Duncan he threw off the balance in nature causing unexplained things to happen. For example, when Ross came to the castle he found out that the "...Horses turned wild in nature, broke their stalls, flung out, contending' against obedience." Due to the fact that Macbeth killed Duncan he threw off the balance of nature causing the horses to eat each other. Another example would be when Lennox states that " People are saying they heard cries of grief in the air, strange screams of death, and terrible voices predicting catastrophes that will usher in a woeful new age." The killing of Duncan was an unnatural event that caused unnatural things to