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Sealed Fate, focuses on the theme "Character is destiny" as it applies to Macbeth by Shakespeare

Date Submitted: 07/27/2004 19:23:28
Length: 3 pages (831 words)
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In the play Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, each characters destiny seems to be predetermined. This raises the ultimate question: who, or what, controls fate? Existentialism is the belief that each person defines their future by their decided actions: that the future has not yet been written. Fatalism is the belief that the outcome of all events is preordained, and therefore, unalterable. Throughout Macbeth, the character Macbeth makes many decisions which clearly affect his future, …

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…it is evident that shakespeare wanted Fate to play a prominent role in the play, without overpowering a man's ability to make his own decisions. However it is not clear as to wheather the characters had control over their own fate. So, if there is, a master plan which all existance must adhere to, then even something as simple as this essay is governed by it, and with this last sentence, another Fate is sealed.

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