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Some people believe that everything that we do has already been predetermined. They believe that our destinies are mapped out and there is no way to change or alter the route. I, on the other hand, believe that our futures are basically made through the choices and actions that we decide to make. Such is the case with the character of Macbeth in Shakespeare's play Macbeth. In the very beginning of the play, three witches make predictions about Macbeth's future. "All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, thane of Glamis!" "All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!" "All hail, Macbeth! that shalt be king hereafter." -Act One, Scene Three: lines 48-50, pg. 30 The first prediction could not have been a prediction of fate because it had already come true before Macbeth saw the witches
If Macbeth hadn't chosen to command the murders to kill Macduff's family, then Macduff wouldn't have wanted to kill Macbeth. It was not Macbeth's fate to murder those innocent people. The second set of prophesies that Macbeth saw came shortly after he saw the disturbing sight of Banquo's ghost. "We will establish our estate upon Our eldest, Malcom, whom we name hereafter The Prince of Cumberland. 138 & 140 These three predictions could never have been made if Macbeth hadn't decided to commit or command the murders of Duncan, Banquo and Macduff's family. However, this was not his fate but simply Macbeth taking action on the witches' words. It is true that Macbeth becomes King of Scotland, but we are unsure as to whether that would have happened if Macbeth hadn't taken this to his head and put matters into his own hands.
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