Fate versus Free Will

Fate versus Free WillMelissa Jones

FateThe development of predetermined events beyond human power, regarded as destiny

Free WillThe power of acting at ones own discretion; choices that are not determined by prior causes

MacbethWitches ProphecyFIRST WITCH All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis!SECOND WITCH All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor!THIRD WITCH All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!" (Shakespeare, 1606, pg40)

First ProphecyCatalystTold he will be KingNot how or when he will be

First ApparitionFIRST APPARITIONMacbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! beware Macduff. Beware the Thane of Fife. Dismiss me. Enough. (Shakespeare, 1606, pg75)Macbeth is concerned

Second ApparitionSECOND APPARITIONBe bloody, bold, and resolute; laugh to scornThe power of man; for none woman bornShall harm Macbeth. (Shakespeare, 1606, pg76)Macbeth mistakenly believes he is invincible

Third ApparitionTHIRD APPARITIONBe lion-mettled, proud, and take no care Who chafes, who frets, or where conspirers are: Macbeth shall never vanquished be, until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane HillShall come against him. (Shakespeare, 1606, pg76)Macbeth thinks he will live forever, a Wood cannot attack him

Essay ResponseFate vs Free Will Question about plot, character construction (primarily Macbeth), link to a Christian DiscourseDefine terms

SummaryFate and Free Will are both present

ReferencesShakespeare, W (1606) Macbeth Cambridge UniversityDefinition of fate in English. (2014) Retrieved May 22, 2014, from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/fateDefinition of free will in English. (2014) Retrieved May 22, 2014, from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/free-will