Prophecy

It is interesting that at the beginning of the play, Macbeth tries to speed up his fate by killing Duncan. But by the end of the play, Macbeth is trying to stop his fate by challenging his enemies because he is confident that he is unstoppable. The second apparition says to Macbeth that, "The pow'r of man, for none of woman born/ shall harm Macbeth" (4, 1, 80-81). Because of this, Macbeth thinks that he is indestructible. The third apparition says to Macbeth that he "shall never vanquish be until/ great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill/ Shall come against him." (4, 1, 92-94). Macduff was able to make the prophecy come true because he was technically not born from his mother since his mother had a c-section.