Overall conflict in Macbeth?

Question

what is the overall conflict(in once sentence) of Macbeth?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The conflict in Macbeth centers around whether M should let the prediction in the prophecy unfold on its own or whether he should willfully force the prediction to come true.