macbeth

Free Will of Macbeth Shakespeare “Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.” (Witches, IV, I, 94) Everyone has control over something. Whether it be themselves, someone else, or a possession, they have control. Throughout the play Macbeth, written by Shakespeare, Macbeth is controlled by three witches and also his wife. Macbeth has a free will to choose to do what he wants but he frequently chooses to do what others want or predict …

…Macbeth, after the witches prophesize his future and becoming king, decides to kill to get to the position of king. The witches have control over Macbeth throughout the play. Macbeth follows his conscious in choosing to do wrong. He struggles at times between right and wrong but, because of what the witches have told him he decides to do wrong, so he can take a step higher in his journey up the ladder to king.