Fate:Regarded as determined by a supernatural power
Chance: accidental
I like to think that everything happens for a reason and these things are determined by a higher power. I like to think this way because it gives reasoning and hope when something bad happens.I'm a pretty religious person so I tend to believe that God is the one determining our fate, but that's just what I believe.
Based off of the text Macbeth, I think Shakespeare did not believe in fate. I think Macbeth was a way of mocking fate and saying that Macbeth could have determined his own life and not be so over powered by the witches. I think that Macbeth did have choice in his actions. His reasoning behind the murders was that it was destined to happen, so why fight it? But the only way that he would have truly known is if he hadn't killed those people. Therefore, I don't think it was really fate or chance, but his own free will and choice.
Wow that is interesting. I did not look at Shakespeare's idea of fate in that way. I thought he believed in fate and that is why the witches reveled to Macbeth his fate. Also, I wrote a little bit about free will and how it affects the journey to one's fate. I also wrote about choice! Overall, your blog was good and I liked the perspective on Shakespeare's belief.
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas Carrie! I loved how you chose to show how Shakespeare uses Macbeth to display his own ideas about fate. I agree that Shakespeare seems to think that when people believe in fate, it messes with their mind to think that they have to take it into their own hands to complete it. I too agree that everything happens for a reason. There is a poem that I love that displays my idea of God's divine knowledge. It was written by A.M. Overton in 1932 called "He Maketh No Mistake". It goes:
ReplyDeleteMy Father’s way may twist and turn
My heart may throb and ache,
But in my soul I’m glad to know,
He maketh no mistake.
My cherished plans may go astray,
My hopes may fade away,
But still I’ll trust my Lord to lead,
For He doth know the way.
Tho’ night be dark and it may seem
That day will never break,
I’ll pin my faith, my all, in Him,
He maketh no mistake.
There’s so much now I cannot see,
My eyesight’s far too dim,
But come what may,
I’ll simply trust and leave it all to Him.
For by and by the mist will lift,
And plain it all He’ll make,
Through all the way, tho’ dark to me,
He made not one mistake.
Examples from the text to support your argument?
ReplyDeleteI also think it would be neat to explore the role of forgiveness in the text (or in Macbeth's character)- I was reminded of this with what Marin posted above.
I agree with you Carrie. I'd like to believe that everything happens for a reason and that their is some higher power working to make sure that things follow a certain plan. It gives me a sense of comfort. On the other hand, I also believe that one cannot only rely on fate. I think that it is important for one to work towards the goals that they wish to accomplish. For example, Macbeth knew that the prophecy stated he would become King but he still took matters into his own hands to ensure that the prophecy would come true.
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