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To what extent do you think Macbeth acted according to his own choice? “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare is the story of a brave, honourable soldier who ruins his life due to his own greed for power, respect and wealth. The story starts with Macbeth as the king’s favourite soldier, a very respectful, honourable man. Macbeth then is told by the witches his life will change for the better – “All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter!”. In a desperate effort to obtain this promised position of King, Macbeth takes his fate in his own hands. He kills, lies and betrays to get what he wants. This changes him, into a mean, suspicious and evil man. The story ends with the pathetic Macbeth being killed, therefore losing all that he finally had. “The dead butcher” discovered cheating fate does not pay. I believe much of what happened to Macbeth was his own fault. However, there are times when the blame lies elsewhere. The first example of this is the appearance of the witches near the beginning of the play, who tell him his fate is to be Thane of Cawdor, then King. Before this incident, Macbeth’s thoughts were fairly honourable toward the king and although he understood that if Duncan died, he could take his