macbeth - fate or free choice

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The one choice to have faith in the witches triggers the true fate of Macbeth. Macbeth's choice to believe in the Weird Sisters also gives the witches control. The reader can see this when Macbeth says, "If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me / without my stir...
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The reader can see this when Macbeth says, "If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me / without my stir." (1.3.157-9) Macbeth believes he might become king by chance, rather than as a result of any of his own actions. This is also evident when Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth "I will tomorrow/ (And betimes I will) to the Weird Sisters...
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