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People everyday are faced with decisions. The way one decides to act on these determines the outcome of the days in their life. In Shakespeare's tragedy MacBeth, the characters are develops so their decisions determine their fate. In the play, MacBeth's downfa ....

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.... achieve becoming king. King Duncan names his son, Malcolm, heir to the Scottish throne. This action reduces the chance for MacBeth to become king. Macbeth decides, "The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step on which I fall down, or else o'er leap..." (Act I scene 4 line 55). This delineates MacBeth's character and begins to show his ill feelings as to how he will act on these prophecies. King Duncan is invited to MacBeth's castle at Inverness where MacBeth will decide what actions to take to become King of Scotland. Before MacBeth returns to Inverness, he writes a letter to Lady MacBeth telling her of the strange prophecies. Ill thoughts are im ....