Macbeth - Tragic Villain or Victim Of Fate The story of Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, is one of many tragic plays he composed. Macbeth is about a sadistic general that takes a prediction to the limits. In most stories, we root for the good guys...but in this story, get ready to root for the dark side. In my opinion, I think that Macbeth is a tragic villain, in full control of his life and …showed first 75 words of 264 total…

…showed last 75 words of 264 total…for the future. Even though the witched predicted great things for him, he still fears the future. This shows that either he is controlled by his future, or his doesn’t think he can handle being king. The reason Macbeth killed King Duncan, was to show his wife he was man enough to do it. Even though this sped up him becoming king, he could as easily waited and got his kingship by natural causes.