As Fate Would Have It?
"Fate doesn't care about your plans", the most infamous and factual quote of all time. So many things in my life have happened for no singular reason that I can put my finger on and for that reason, I label them as "fate" or should I say mere chance. I would most definitely say fate and chance have changed my life for both the good and the bad.
I met Matthew my freshmen year of high school (although I have technically known him since preschool). He and I sat next to each other in math class second period every day that year. As the year went on we became closer and closer, and the rest is history as my mom would say. He and I have been dating ever since. Yeah, cute, I know. For these three years I have done almost everything with him from dances, summer trips, holidays, birthdays, and so much more. He has had such an enormous positive impact on my life and I truthfully could not imagine life without him. This is what I consider positive fate or chance.
Unfortunately, I have also had heartbreaking occurences happen to me that I would also call fate. Most recently, my good friend Emma's dad passed away around Thanksgiving break. Up until that point I had never quite experienced the loss of someone so close to me, especially so suddenly. I first met Emma when I was 5 in kindergarten. As we grew up we played on the same soccer team together and established a lot of the same friends, causing us and our families to grow very close. Her dad had a heart of gold and meant the world to me.
In regards to the play, Macbeth, I think that Shakespeare believes in fate as well. Shakespeare writes of supernatural occurences constantly, which instruct fate as the reason for occurences. Specifically, the witches present prophecies which are predictions of Macbeth's future. Eventually the prophecies that the witches spoke of come true, which portrays supernatural fate, as the witches foreshadowed what was to happen. Macbeth was not exactly meant to have the crown but because the witches spoke of the prophecy and established his fate, he became king. Shakespeare used supernatural foreshadowing to present a different journey for Macbeth than he thought for himself. It represents the concept of pursuing your purpose in life. Shakespeare establishes fate as an alternate path for Macbeths life that he previously had not seen.
I met Matthew my freshmen year of high school (although I have technically known him since preschool). He and I sat next to each other in math class second period every day that year. As the year went on we became closer and closer, and the rest is history as my mom would say. He and I have been dating ever since. Yeah, cute, I know. For these three years I have done almost everything with him from dances, summer trips, holidays, birthdays, and so much more. He has had such an enormous positive impact on my life and I truthfully could not imagine life without him. This is what I consider positive fate or chance.
Unfortunately, I have also had heartbreaking occurences happen to me that I would also call fate. Most recently, my good friend Emma's dad passed away around Thanksgiving break. Up until that point I had never quite experienced the loss of someone so close to me, especially so suddenly. I first met Emma when I was 5 in kindergarten. As we grew up we played on the same soccer team together and established a lot of the same friends, causing us and our families to grow very close. Her dad had a heart of gold and meant the world to me.
In regards to the play, Macbeth, I think that Shakespeare believes in fate as well. Shakespeare writes of supernatural occurences constantly, which instruct fate as the reason for occurences. Specifically, the witches present prophecies which are predictions of Macbeth's future. Eventually the prophecies that the witches spoke of come true, which portrays supernatural fate, as the witches foreshadowed what was to happen. Macbeth was not exactly meant to have the crown but because the witches spoke of the prophecy and established his fate, he became king. Shakespeare used supernatural foreshadowing to present a different journey for Macbeth than he thought for himself. It represents the concept of pursuing your purpose in life. Shakespeare establishes fate as an alternate path for Macbeths life that he previously had not seen.
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