Acceptance

"Not a whit. We defy augury. There’s a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now, ’tis not to come. If it be not to come, it will be now. If it be not now, yet it will come—the readiness is all. Since no man of aught he leaves knows, what is ’t to leave betimes? Let be"(Act 5, Scene II).

I have decided to fence Laertes in order to win the king's bet. He may be a very skilled fencer, but I have been practicing while he has been away. I go into this fight unsure of what exactly awaits me. I will first talk to Laertes and ask for his forgiveness before we fight. Fate has predetermined everthing, so if something is meant to happen today, it will, and if not, it will happen another day. I have accepted this, and it is time for me to face destiny.