Destiny, being always truly unknown and apparently static, is not something to be tampered with. It guides all decisions and outcomes, if you choose to believe in the concept of predestination. In Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, three witches definitely go against their orders and play with the lives of thousands of people by telling riddles about the future and its offers. Evidently, everyone who was given a glimpse into their future by the scheming trio soon let their sanity slip away and fell to their demise. Banquo, who is informed of the fortune and fame of his soon-to-arrive relatives, tires of his friend and is soon killed out of fear. Although his shyness was wise, it did not help his life to see such predictions. Lady Macbeth, though never spoken directly to our mischievous trinity, suffers along with the fate of others when she allows herself to cover herself with the tentacles of greed and lust. When you allow yourself to be absorbed in the words of another stranger, no matter how plausible the words may be, you will fall just as Macbeth did. At first he did not want to get his hands dirty to make such absurd fortunes, but he soon lost his mind and destroyed the vast majority of Scotland and himself. Fate is a dangerous and unavoidable truth in life, it can destroy the ability of free will and the freedom that life should bring you. Being told the fate of another being besides oneself can be just as destructive as learning premature knowledge of one's own history. Banquo, the Thane of Lochaber and trusted friend of many, was given the fortune: FIRST WITCH. Inferior to Macbeth and greater. SECOND WITCH. Not so happy, but much happier....... middle of paper.. ... confirm that it can be overwhelming as it ruins their emotional and physical well-being. Although you may try to be cautious or remain passive in the operation, it is impossible to avoid the inevitable end of the poison you have been given. This contamination can harm not only oneself, one's family, and even one's country as it has destroyed their purity, sanity, and life, but does the same to those around them. If you are ever given the chance to know what lies ahead in life, you must realize that temptation may push you to do horrible things to achieve those goals. Fate is best left to chance, and tampering with the order of things can lead to the destruction of apparent free will and the happiness that life is supposed to bring. Works Cited Shakespeare, William. The tragedy of Macbeth. Ed. Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine.New York: Washington Square Press, 1992. Print.