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Bernard J. Paris’ article, “Bargains with Fate: The Case of //Macbeth//” (1982) asserts that Macbeth disrupts his own bargain with fate and then consequently due to the psychological effects, he instinctively demolishes himself. Paris backs this claim up by explaining the details behind each action Macbeth took throughout the play; because he wants the thrown so bad, he went to any limit just to prove his manliness as well, but eventually all the actions caught up to him and “Macbeth oscillates between fear, despair, hope, and courage…which give[s] him a feeling of invulnerability until they prove to be equivocal”. In order to receive the power his wife truly wants him to have, Paris explains how no hesitation nor moral discomfort is seen after his crimes and “his inner conflicts seem to disappear”. Given the formal language and references to other Shakespeare characters, Paris is writing to an well-educated audience who is familiar with previous plays written by Shakespeare. Paris, Bernard J. "Bargains with Fate: The Case of //Macbeth//." //The American Journal of Psychoanalysis// 42.1 (Spring 1982): 7-20. Rpt. in //Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism//. Ed. Jennifer Gariepy. Vol. 71. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997. //Literature Resource Center//. Web. 20 Mar. 2014