In “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare, the protagonist and Macbeth, is first portrayed as a valiant hero who serves the benevolent king. He helped to suppress a rebellion thus was exalted by the venerable King Duncan. However, after Macbeth’s meeting with the three witches, his thoughts turned to usurping the king. By his wife’s firm hand, he …show more content…
The most notable would be the use of nuclear fission as a means of destruction during World War Two. Although it is plausible that the use of the nuclear bombs could have effectively ended the otherwise prolonged war and thus saved many lives, one can not deny the detrimental effects. From the bombing alone, over 200,000 people were killed in the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The remnants of the bombing included the ever pervasive radioactivity that caused cancer amongst the few survivors and birth defects in the following generations. The successful deployment of such powerful weapons lead to the race to create even stronger and deadlier nuclear weapons. Albert Einstein, who wrote a letter warning Teddy Roosevelt of the possibility that the Germans were working on nuclear weapons, called it his greatest regret as he was a passionate