macbeth and fortune
... greater than Macbeth and that even though he will never be a king, his sons will. However, his reactions toward his fortunes are contrasted to those of Macbeth. Banquo compares witches as “dark instruments.” This shows that Banquo is much more suspicious and careful toward witches than Macbeth. He also doesn’t rely on his fortunes. These different reactions help to characterize both characters, Macbeth as a more wickedly ambitious and impulsive man than Banquo. Fortunes have done nothing to these two men; they have just been told. Now Macbeth is in unstable condition. He’s afraid that those prophecies may not come true. One day, he realizes that King Duncan is going to appoint his son as next king. Vengeful Macbeth decides he should do something to make his fortunes come true. Later, he finally kills Duncan and becomes a king. This whole process characterizes Macbeth again as an overly ambitious and vindictive man. Wanting to stay as king. Macbeth revisits witches and gets three more unpleasant prophecies. Yet, this time, Macbeth disbelieves those and shows hubris. Unfortunately, the destiny comes true and Macbeth gets the most humiliating death in the end. Like previously, fortunes just excavated Macbeth’s arrogance not planting it. While Macbeth is going through all these things, Banquo gets killed by Macbeth. However, during his lifetime, Banquo doesn’t try to avoid his destiny. He stays calm and steadfast. Although, his better reaction doesn’t save him from his death, he gets more respects than Macbeth does. If Macbeth hadn’t heard about his fortunes, he might have not killed King Duncan. However, that doesn’t mean his hidden evil side gets removed. It will still stay inside himself waiting for a day to explode. Getting to know his fortune just triggered Macbeth to explicit his hidden side more quickly...