The witches cannot be the most powerful characters in the play or the catalyst for all of Macbeth's crimes as he has the power of free will to decide what to do. The witches didn't force him to do anything, they simply influenced what he did by bringing out his "dark side" and true ambitions. "And Fortune, smiling through her damned quarrel, showed herself as a rebel's whore: but all is too weak: for brave Macbeth - well he deserves that name - disdains Fortune, with her brandished steel, that smoked of bloody execution,” (Act 1 Scene 2 Lines 16-20) The Captain says that Macbeth should have been killed in battle but he was stronger than his fate. This means that Macbeth has no one to blame but himself for his own death, actions, and crimes. Macbeth cannot blame anyone else, nor can the witches or Lady Macbeth be blamed when she has the ultimate power to do as she wishes. Another example is that the witches never say anything to Macbeth about killing Duncan or anyone else. When Macbeth first hears the prophecy about being king, his thoughts turn to murder. This tells readers that somewhere along the way he had thought about it or had an idea as he immediately devoted himself to it. He didn't even wait to see what would happen, instead he becomes brutal and kills the noble king. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” This quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson describes the character of Macbeth. He decides to do evil deeds and crimes, as a result he gets killed. Deciding to be a horrible and evil person, Macbeth's fate was destined to be disastrous and will end in his beheading. The characters in the play only influenced him to do certain wrong actions, but they could not change his fate, only he could do it by changing his own actions. He is completely aware of the evil he creates. He knew what