At one point, we were asked a question about whether we would choose to know our grades or not as part of a prophecy, and we could not change this. Almost all of us responded no to this, but Macbeth only wanted to learn more of his fate as time went on. What do you think this shows about Macbeth's personality? I think it shows that he is afraid of what is to come, so he wants to be mentally prepared for it. This is similar to the philosophy of telling the clones that they were clones in Never Let Me Go, so they could have time to adjust.
I believe everyone is afraid of the future, but wanting to know what will happen is what truly drove Macbeth crazy. I think his desire to know the future shows his greed, his fear, and how weak he is as a person.
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