Fate quotations✅

i c w h m k t c m c m w m s

If chance will have me king then chance may crown me without my stir

If chance will have me king then chance may crown me without my stir

• Modal verb “will” implies certainty, suggesting that Macbeth believes his fate has already been carved out for him and he cannot act on it

• However the words “if” and “may” also hint that Macbeth believes he can control fate - there is some element of free will

• This foreshadows that he will try to master fate later on in the play, and this is his downfall

u d b u t

unnatural deeds breed unnatural troubles

unnatural deeds breed unnatural troubles

• Repetition of “unnatural” highlights how Macbeth went against the natural order by committing regicide

• Shows how when such an immoral act is committed, the consequences will be as bad as the act

a o t w u t o h t i o d t u t w u w h t t b u i d c

And oftentimes, to win us to our harm the instruments of darkness tell us truths, win us with honest trifles, to betray us in deepest consequence

And oftentimes, to win us to our harm the instruments of darkness tell us truths, win us with honest trifles, to betray us in deepest consequence

• Shows how the witches are agents of the Devil - they are described as “instruments of darkness”

• Foreshadows how Macbeth will fall for the half-truths they bring, only to be betrayed and realise that he can be killed