Shakespeare's message about those who challenge Fate.

Fate vs. free will is a major theme in the play Macbeth. Macbeth challenges fate a lot in order to become king as soon as possible. Macbeth tries to challenge fate but fate always wins. " Come fate into the list and champion me to th' utterance." in the end the reader knows that fate will win the battle. Shakespeare believes no one can blame what a person's fate is, you can only blame the choices the person makes. It is macbeths fate to become king no matter what he does. His free will, will allow him to make choices to make his fate come faster. He is responsible for his own choices. Macbeth's ambition drives him to the end.

Shakespeare's message is strong about what happens to those who challenge fate. He suggests that a man's fate is fixed just like a Greek drama. Macbeth has no control over his future but can make depictions to get to his fate faster. A Greek drama is tragedy in itself just like Macbeth having a life he can not change or contribute to because his destiny was set by the witches. The connection between the both is the tragedy. 

The goddess Hecate

In act 3 scene 5 the reader meets Hecate it is unclear what Hecate is saying because her dialogue doesn't connect with the plot of the play. This scene doesn't move the play forward which question Scholars if Shakespeare wrote this scene. This scene only serves a purpose to have a dancing routine in the play to re interest the audience into the play just like comedic part of Macbeth.

If Shakespeare wrote this scene it would connect with the plot more and would have more internal action and a soliloquy. The goddess Hecate sees that the three have given prophecies to Macbeth. Shakespeare foreshadows another downfall of Macbeth. "How did you dare trade riddles and traffic with Macbeth in riddles and Affairs of death; and I, the mistress of your charms, the close contriver of all harms, was never called to bear my part?"This scene helps the audience to know that there will be a fatal end for Macbeth.

The ghost of Banquo

Mr. Murphy's English class watched two video clips from two different interpretations of Macbeth. The first clip was Polanski's interpretation. Macbeth gives a toast to Banquo wishing he was at the feast. A man says Banquo is at the table and points to Banquo. The ghost of Banquo walk towards Macbeth with bloody gushing from his head. This video clip helps the reader understand the play better. When ghost Banquo's head was bleeding it helped the reader connect to when the murderers stabbed him 20 times in the head. Banquo's ghost was also holding a hawk which represents an omen. This hints to the reader that the omen foreshadows Macbeth end to his throne.

The second clip broadcast by PBS set the tone and mood of the play. One of the scenes shows Macbeth's soldiers torturing his subjects and Macbeth's luxurious life. This scene also shows the reader Macbeth's different identities from his false appearance to his tragic flaw, ambition. One of Macbeth's guest says Banquo is right here and points to the three waitresses. The three waitresses look like the three witches from the beginning of the movie. They represent the three themes. While Macbeth is eating the ghost of Banquo walks into the room with a bloody shirt on. The people attending the feast thinks Macbeth has gone mad. This sets a suspicious tone in the scene.