MAcbeth Free Will Vs Fate

In Shakespeare’s tragedy, Macbeth, Macbeth was a victim of both free will and fate. One
was not more predominant than the other. It seemed as if Macbeth was just following his
destiny at first, but he had a chance to change his fate. It was his lust for power that leads
him to doom through his own free will.
In Act I, the three witches visit Macbeth and Banquo on the heath. The witches
make three predictions; past, present, future. Macbeth is Thane Of Glamis, he will be the
Thane of Cawdor, and then he will become King, and Banquo’s sons will become king but
not Banquo. Later in the same scene, Ross and Angus meet Macbeth. They tell Macbeth
that he is now the Thane of Cawdor by Duncan’s command. Almost immediately after the
witches have visited him, Macbeth begins to make their prophecies a reality. He is almost
trying to fulfill the tempting predictions, now that his mind is lust-filled for power, instead
of remaining loyal to the King. It is not without the hel...