On the topic of fate, a second inquiry arises. Did Macbeth have to take any actions in order to fulfill these prophecies told to him by the witches, or was it an inevitable fate that Macbeth could not change? The witches predictions all turned out to be factual leading Macbeth to believe that these prophecies were indeed true. However, Macbeth attempts to change some of these prophecies that he feels will not be of benefit to him. One such action was his ordering of murderers to kill both Banquo and Fleance in order to prevent Banquo's kin from ever taking procession of the throne. The inability to kill Fleance was a major indication that fate could not be tampered with and Macbeth could not change the inevitable. At this point Macbeth should have come to the realization that he would become king whether he did anything to make it so or not. Perhaps the biggest tragedy of all was his lack of faith in the prophecies that he so badly hoped to be true that he attempted to take matters into his own hands. Macbeth was too hungry for power to allow fate to take its course and his eagerness lead to his murderous rampage and eventually his own death.

h scene would be interpreted. Perhaps Shakespeare himself purposely left these vital scenes open-ended in order to allow the reader to get what they wanted out of the play.

Although the events in this play are oftentimes left up to personal interpretation, there is no wrong way to depict a scene. There

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