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.