Excellent question.
To be honest I am not sure. I am not as learned in lore as others here. The question you ask is also very difficult, in that it could also be asked about Satan/Lucifer. I'm sure you know that Melkor sang a song of discord against that of the other Ainur (it is Ainur right?), and this would indicate to me that he chose to weave a song different from the others. And in this choosing I think he fell.
But...how/why would he have chosen evil if he had not been predisposed in the first place?
I LOVE talking "free will"; it makes my face hurt in that special way, you know?? Like trying when you've been working on a math problem so long you can't remember what you are supposed to be solving for.
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