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 …

…to destiny that the surrounding characters influence. Lady Macbeth lives vicariously through Macbeth. The quest to complete her personal goals leads to her manipulating Macbeth. The witches are not in physical control of Macbeth but are still influencial. They are more influential on inspiring the envious plot against Duncan, and then later predicting the downfall of Macbeth. Therefor Macbeth does have control over his reactions to destiny, but destiny has the ultimate power over life.