Macbeth: Destiny of Each Character is Pre-determined :: Macbeth essays

Macbeth Destiny of Each Character is Pre-determined    In the play Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, each charactersdestiny seems to be predetermined. This raises the ultimate question  who,or what, controls fate?   Existentialism is the belief that each mortal defines their next bytheir decided actions  that the future has non yet been written.Fatalism is the belief that the outcome of all events is preordained, andtherefore, unalterable.  end-to-end Macbeth, the character Macbeth makesmany decisions which clearly affect his future, but are they trulydecisions?  Or, are his decisions examples of fatalism, where another forceis guiding his actions to their predetermined conclusion?   Many of the characters, events, and some(prenominal) of the imagery in Macbethindicates that fate plays a prominant role in advancing the plot.  Thecharacters most easily identified with having supernatural forefingers are,obviously, the three witches.   The Witches ability to see into the future is demonstrated when Macbethbecomes thane of Cawdor.  The line, What? Can the devil speak true?showes Banquos surprise at the realization of the prophecy.   But, would the Witches prophecy of Macbeths royal promotion have cometrue had they not made Macbeth aware of the possibility?  There was noreason to warn Macbeth of the fate in store for him, since it is mostlikely impossible for a person to alter their destiny.  It is quitepossible that the witches have no real power at all, beyond that ofsuggestion.  They may have only planted the idea at bottom Macbeth, feedingoff his already present ambition.  Perhaps the only true controlling powercomes from Lady Macbeths uncontrollable greed.   Once Lady Macbeth had learned of the witches prophecy, she straight offconcluded that Macbeth would not, with his present persona, be able toattain that which fate had bestowed upon him.  &nb sp    ...Hie thee hither,      That I may pour my spirits in thine ear      And chastise with valor of my lingua      All that impedes thee from the golden round      Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem      To have thee crowned withal.   Lady Macbeth believed that it was her duty to induce Macbeth to carryout the requirement deed (Duncans murder) to fulfil the prophecy.  However,if Lady Macbeth had not influenced him, it is doubtful that Macbeth wouldhave taken any action towards his Royal future.   This substantiates the idea that the strength of the witches words liesin the power of suggestion.  Although Lady Macbeth stated her belief inFate, she felt compelled to help it along.  During the banquet, Macbethrealized that the path of his life was coming to a fork in the road, and