The Role Of Fate In Shakespeare's Macbeth

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Shakespeare’s most enthralling characters are his great tragic heroes, who are motivated by forces of darkness internally and externally. The tragic protagonist experiences extreme emotions of both love and hate, leading to extreme actions. These feelings can be considered forces of darkness, which drive their actions to a great extent. An integral aspect of Shakespearean tragedy is the tragic hero’s fall from grace, which is often portrayed as an effect of a malicious fortune or fate. Nevertheless, this is due to a flaw in the character, which also makes them great. In Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” characters were driven by fortune, fate, and free will. One important influence to characters in “Macbeth” is fortune. Fortune is a main factor that …show more content…

If anybody finds out what he has done he will never have the power he desires. The choices that Macbeth made ultimately get himself killed at the end of the book because of his drive for fortune, he is disliked so much that when he dies, the whole kingdom celebrates. The three witches also know the exact circumstances of Macbeth 's downfall, which suggests that Macbeth has no control over his own fate. Of great importance is fate. In Shakespeare 's “Macbeth,” fate plays an important role in the lives of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and Banquo. A huge example of fate is when Macbeth received information from the witches telling him to believe that his destiny is to be king and that in order to become king he must do whatever it takes to ensure his fate. Lady Macbeth also is driven by fate. Fate turns on Lady Macbeth when she feels remorse for what she drove Macbeth to do, eventually going crazy and killing herself. Also, fate is carried out when Malcom kills Macbeth because he was warned of Macbeth 's evil ways. Since Malcom was not born of natural birth, he is the only one who could kill Macbeth (Song, 2013). Fate also plays a role in the death of Macbeth. Since the witches were right about …show more content…

Macbeth tends to be indecisive and rash as the play goes on. First Macbeth is manipulated by Lady Macbeth, and then he seems to act very strange as he continues to do evil things to make sure he becomes king. This shows how paranoid Macbeth is when he needs something done. Macbeth is so paranoid that he hires murderers to slay all who oppose him. In the last act Macbeth is thrashing out with evil intensity to everybody around him, and he becomes crueler and crueler even to those who are trying to help him. Macbeth overall was weak in the mind and soul and he was easily taken over by manipulation and choices that drove him insanely eager for

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