Free Will v. Predestination - 11/15/12

11/13/2012

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Act I Scene III 

It is said that the unspoken conflict in Macbeth is between free will and predestination; the subtle part of this study is the contrast of Macbeth and Banquo. Before responding, consider the witches and their affect on each character, how each character initially responds, how each character responds to their environment from thereafter, and what makes this conflict 'unspoken'. Question: Explain how free will and predestination shape a major unspoken conflict in Macbeth. 

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Harley Berlesky
11/15/2012 07:14:33 am

The witches have given Macbeth and Banquos children the predestination to be rulers. While Banquo has the free will to do what he chooses. This make Banquo upset that Macbeth has this predestination. Macbeth does not know how Banquo feels which makes it a silent conflict between him and Banquo.

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Masa Sasic
11/15/2012 09:54:56 am

Predestination and free will shape a major unspoken conflict in Macbeth. In the third scene of the first act the three witches tell Macbeth will become thane of cawdor and one day king. Macbeth becomes thane and wonders if he will become king by doing nothing or if he will have to do a dark deed to become king. Macbeth has a conflict between predestination and free will when it is time to kill the king to become king. He struggles between doing the right thing which is not killing the king and killing the king because its predestined that he will become king. his shapes a major conflict in Macbeth because he does not know if he should do the right thing or follow is destiny.

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alec graham
11/15/2012 12:06:54 pm

Macbeth shows free will and predestination by the ghosts telling Macbeth that he should be king instead of Duncan. That is the exaple of free will. predestination is shown when Duncan becomes king instead of Macbeth because he was next in line for rullers.

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