Macbeth

             In the Play, Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, the main character Macbeth is powerless against the final outcome of his life. Macbeth although, does have power over his reactions to the event presented by fate. These actions are influenced by his wife, Lady Macbeth, and the three weird sisters.
             Macbeth is powerless over the outcome of his life. He can only chose how he reacts to the set of chosen events. The witches who only have the power to for see the future inform Macbeth of his destiny (Act 1 scene 3 line 50). Macbeth would have become king regardless of his actions since it was his destiny. The actions following the predictions of Macbeth's future were under the power of Macbeth but influenced by himself, Lady Macbeth, and the predictions of the three sisters.
             Envy and ambition were the influential forces that worked on Macbeth's downfall. Envy is the sixth deadly sin, and is the desire for the possessions, position, or qualities of another. Macbeth's untempered envy lead to the killing of Duncan to obtain kingship for himself. Secondly, Macbeth's fear of others suspicions about the murder of Duncan, leads to the murder of Macduff's family, and Banquo. The guilt of these crimes eventually leads to the breakdown of Macbeth and the rendezvous with destiny at Birnam Woods. Macbeth earliest sings of ambition become apparent in Act 1, scene 3, line 134. Macbeth conscience begins to fight the temptation to kill Duncan to seize the crown. In the end Macbeth's envy and ambition result in failure. This is best represented by the passage from, The Seven Deadly Sins.
             You may try the very force of your Envy to lever yourself out of unenviable
             position. You may for example if your Envy is all consuming. Become a
             revolutionary. In the opinion of the established, all revolutionaries are actuated by
             Envy. But the most successful revolutionary of this k...

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