Fate v Freewill Flashcards
1:3 Witches
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Macbeths three prophecy
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“All hail MacBeth, hail to thee, Thane of Glamis.”
“All hail MacBeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor”
“All hail MacBeth, that shalt be kind thereafter.”
1:3 Witches
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Banquos three prophecys
“Lesser than Macbeth, and greater.”
“Not so happy, yet much happier.”
“Thou shalt be kings, though thou be none.”
1:3 Macbeth
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What will happen will happen, What will be will be, Predestined.
“Come what come may.”
1:5 Lady Macbeth
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Going to get in Macbeths ear
Manipulate her husband to get him to be king.
“That I may pour my spirts in thine ear/…Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem/ To have thee crowned withal.”
3:5 Hecate
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Reject fate – Macbeth is fooled into thinking he is greater than fate.
“He shall spurn fate, scorn death and bear/ his hopes ‘bove wisdom, grace, and fear.”