Article October 25, 1999 Issue

Fate: no cause for fear

Your life is not at the mercy of fate.

By Elise L. Moore

GOD GOVERNS.

It was just a play, but the imagery was haunting. In this production of Shakespeare's Macbeth, the three witches, called the weird sisters, appeared each time one of their prophecies was discussed or fulfilled. The entire play seemed to follow the pattern laid out by these prophets of glory and doom. Not until later did I learn that "the Weird Sisters" was the name given to the goddesses of fate in Norse mythology. A similar trio exists in Greek and Roman myths. Three goddesses acting together were supposed to determine the course of human life. The goddesses were collectively referred to as Fata, which is Latin for fate. Considering the witches in the play as representing fate gave the story a new twist for me.

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