Macbeth is saying that what happens will happen; if fate, or "chance," wants him to be king, then it will happen no matter what he does.
Macbeth has seen some of the prophecies of the witches come to pass. He is now the Thane of Glamis and Thane of Cawdor. Naturally, he wonders whether he will eventually become the king.
Macbeth isn't particularly enthused about the idea of being king. Banquo, earlier in the scene, agrees...
Macbeth is saying that what happens will happen; if fate, or "chance," wants him to be king, then it will happen no matter what he does.
Macbeth has seen some of the prophecies of the witches come to pass. He is now the Thane of Glamis and Thane of Cawdor. Naturally, he wonders whether he will eventually become the king.
Macbeth isn't particularly enthused about the idea of being king. Banquo, earlier in the scene, agrees with him that it might happen as the witches foretold. Macbeth gets distracted and says to himself, "If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, / Without my stir." He is thinking about his chance to become king—and realizing that he may not have an option. He doesn't have to act to become king.
If something is fated to happen, it will—whether Macbeth chooses it and works toward it or not.
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