Question

Is Macbeth a tragedy of fate or of character? In determining your position on this, consider whether the witches play a central or collateral role in shifting the ambitions and actions of the play’s characters.

Answer 1

The theme used in the excerpt from the act I of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is treachery. It is shown from the words coming from Macbeth that her lover is treacherous. She knows that her lover is evil and that she is being deceived by him under false actions towards her. Macbeth is a tragedy of fate of character.