English - Macbeth quotes on free will

‘We still have judgement here; that we but teach bloody instructions, which being taught, return to plague th’ inventor’

Depicts that Macbeth does know the consequences of his possible actions but still chooses to go ahead. Irony as he knows it will hurt him the most but still does it.

‘I am settled and bend up each corporal agent to this terrible feat’

Conveys the moment Macbeth commits himself to the murder through his own free will

‘Screw your courage to the sticking place and we’ll not fail’

Illustrates willpower and not destiny as Macbeth himself is the driver of the crime

‘Is this a dagger I see before me’

Macbeth questions whether the sign is from fate or his own brain; it is imagery

‘Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown’

Imagery and irony; Macbeth believes that the witches prophecy made him king but since he does not have any royal heirs, he sees his power as worthless and so, must take action

‘I fear thou played most fouly for it’

Banquo says this to Macbeth indicating that Macbeth’s moral compass is fading and it was due to Macbeth’s choice rather than outside forces

‘I go and it is done’

Declarative sentence showing the obvious choice of action Macbeth has taken

Hires murderers

Reflects the choices made by Macbeth - no external influence caused him to do this, rather his own paranoia did