Without the witches, the story would not be the same. It is them who planted the seed in Macbeth's mind that he would be King of Scotland in the first place. Before the confrontation with the witches, Macbeth never even dreamed that he would ever become the King. It is for this reason that these three weird witches are now meddling with fate and destiny. They are the influence that caused Macbeth to become obsessed with becoming King.
The question now is whether or not it is
fate that brought the witches to Macbeth or if it were a mere coincidence. If it were a coincidence, Macbeth's life may be completely different. I know that he later fixates on becoming King. So, what if they never spoke to him? What if no one ever planted the idea in his head? Would
destiny still make him King? Would a higher power create another circumstance where the same thing would happen? It is for sure a mystery but then again I may have a clearer idea once I get to end of the play.
The million-dollar question in life is whether or not we as individuals have a pre-determined destiny or if we have the ability to make our own events in life. I believe that we are in control of our own actions and consequences to them. On the other hand, we do not have the ability to control what others do. People may change their minds all the time, therefore affecting the outcomes of certain situations. I believe that it is not a pre-determined plan that is forcing us to do certain things, but rather our own unique personnality traits and the pressure from our peers around us. In Macbeth's case, it could be Macbeth's success driven personnality that drives him to become King, or the supposed
fate that decides for him.
Below is an interesting analysis on the meaning of fate and how it relates to the play;
http://www.shmoop.com/macbeth/macbeth-character.html
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