Eng. 11 - June 4

- Loyalty is valued -Duncan rewards the Thane immediately - as soon as he finds out how he fought for him
- Malcolm says "nothing in his life became him like the leaving it" (I iv 7, 8)- talking about MacDonwald and his traitorous behaviour

Fate

- Witches plant idea of fate in the Thane's head
- They don't tell him how to become king - he takes the most outrageous route
- Would he still have become king "without his stir" (I iii)
- Wouldn't Malcolm have become king? He is named Prince of Cumberland
- [Fleance does not become king - 1 of 6 prophecies does not come true]
- Hecate did not want the witches to consort with the Thane ["How did [they] dare/To trade and traffic with Macbeth/In riddles and affairs of death" (III v 4-6)]
- Fate does not say how to attain destiny
- The Thane becomes delusional and myopic with the second set of prophecies
- [why does he rush fate]
- [he tries, unsuccessfully, to control fate]
- Killing Duncan changes their fate
- Finding out one's fate makes it unnatural - knowing what was going to happened made him rush it and take drastic action
- Doesn't take second set of prophecies as seriously - people want to listen to good news, not bad news - talks about the Thane becoming vanquished
- Any other people's fates? What about the lady's
- How is Banquo changed or not changed after hearing his prophecy?
- Would the Lady have killed herself if they never heard the prophecy?
- Why does the Thane feel the sense of urgency?
- [to what extent do we believe in fate]
- [her fate is to feel the guilt - could not "stop up the access and passage to remorse" (I v)]
- The Thane sees the faces of Banquo's progeny in IV I
- [FLEANCE DOES NOT BECOME KING - Banquo is patient, but then he does get murdered]
- Would the Thane have become king "without his stir"?
- can we change our fate?
- We all know we will die at some time
- Series of events (journey, not the outcome)
- What is inevitable here?
Freewill vs. destiny