Fate and Free Will Flashcards
What does Macbeth believe at the start?
“chance may crown me,/ Without my stir”
What does Lady Macbeth believe at the start?
“fate and metaphysical aid doth seem/ To have thee crowned withall” (Macbeth’s fate is to be King)
What does Macbeth feel at the end of the play in regard or actors and fate?
“a poor player/ That struts and frets his hour upon the stage”
What does the Captain say about Macbeth?
What does this mean?
What does this hint?
- “disdaining fortune when he fought Macdonwald”
- he won against the odds
- he could change his actions if he’d wanted to
How do we know that Macbeth makes a deliberate choice not to kill Duncan?
What does this quote suggest?
- “We will proceed no further in this business”
- he weighs up the pros and cons - showing he has control
What line echoes the witches?
What does it suggest about his fate?
- “So foul and fair a day I have not seen”
- his fate is linked to the witches
Which quote suggests Macbeth is challenging fate to a fight?
“Rather than so, come fate into the list. And champion me to the utterance.”
