Macbeth - Character Analysis

William Jennings Bryan said “Destiny is not a matter of chance, its a matter of choice.” In the play Macbeth, Three characters support this quote in multiple ways. First Macbeth chose to kill King Duncan to later become king himself. Second Lady Macbeth chose to plan the murder of King Duncan to become royalty. Third, Macduff chose to be loyal to Scotland and was rewarded by being the Thane of Fife. The choices you make will shape your destiny.

To commence, The character Macbeth illustrates three reasons why destiny is a matter of choice and not chance. Macbeth made the choice of killing King duncan and taking his spot on the throne as king. If Macbeth never made the choice of assassinating King Duncan he would have never became king. In addition, Macbeth also decided to assassinate Banquo. Macbeth made this choice to protect his spot on the thrown by trying to eliminate all possible threats. Finally, Macbeth chose to be a traitor of Scotland and this resulted to the loss of his life. If Macbeth never became a traitor of Scotland he would have kept his life. Macbeth made choices that shaped his destiny to his death.

The second character from the play that proves the quote is Lady Macbeth. The first example is how Lady Macbeth chose to plan the murder of King Duncan. Lady Macbeth’s was consumed with guilt because of the choices she had made. Second Lady Macbeth choose to frame King Duncan’s guards for the murder of King Duncan. Lady Macbeth made this choice so that Macbeth could get away with the murder without being caught. Lastly, Lady Macbeth chose to kill herself because of all the guilt she has been consumed with. If Lady Macbeth never made the choices she had made, her destiny would be different and she would have had nothing to be guilty about.

The last character that proves the quote is Macduff. Macduff chose to be loyal to King Duncan and was rewarded my being named the Thane of Fife.