Mark Everett Gilliam
Mrs. Dean
Literature
January 15, 2017
Macbeth vs. Batman Macbeth is a play that was written in the 1600s about a Scottish general that tried to take over a country. Batman was a comic that was made in the 1930s that had a very popular movie series come out in the 2000s. Now, you might say “how is it possible for a trilogy of movies in the 2000s to be compared to a poem that was written in the 1600s?” Many of the characters are very similar in their actions of how they try to take control of a country or city. Another similarity they have is the elements in the play and movies are both dark and violent. A third similarity is the plot, with both stories ending with hope.
There is one main character each in the …show more content…
Just like Macbeth did not want to kill King Duncan. Lady Macbeth tested his manhood to get him to kill the King. The same way Batman’s manhood is tested. Batman is tested by Bane, The Joker, and many other characters. Batman is known for not killing any of his enemies and so he has many opportunities to end their lives but, he is a better man than that so he has to decide to kill them or let them go. Batman almost gives in to The Joker at one point when he tries to get Batman to quit being Batman. He then goes to talk to Alfred ,his butler, and he says “well today I found out what Batman can’t do”. Which means that he was giving into the Joker testing his manhood. Another similarity in the characters is Macbeth has two sides to him. One side is the Macbeth that kills people and the other is the Macbeth that is a local person that people can look up to. The Dark Knight is also Bruce Wayne who is a billionaire that owns Wayne Tower in downtown Gotham. He hides from people but when he is seen in public he is old and washed up with bruises and people don’t really look up to him since they do not know who he really is. Who he really is, is Batman who saves them from the crime that the streets of Gotham …show more content…
They also have a little bit of the same plot line. The stories end with both of the main characters dying. Macbeth is killed by Macduff, who learns Macbeth’s plan to kill people to get to the throne. That is when Malcolm ,who is Duncan’s son, comes home to take the throne and leaves the city in very good hands. While Batman does not die a villain, he dies a hero. Bane sets a bomb off and Batman is able to attach it to his plane and fly it out to sea where it implodes with Batman carrying it over the city to save the lives of many people in Gotham. With the city’s hero dying it has a new hero that you are introduced to late in the trilogy and that is John Blake who is a police officer that helps The Dark Knight get the people to safety. The movie appears to have John Blake resign from the police force and changes his name to Robin and finds Batman’s cave. With that it seems to give the viewers a feeling that he will begin to fight crime in the city as Batman did. The two stories end with a death but a sense that the communities are left in good hands.
Now it’s crazy to think that these two separate stories that were written in two completely different time periods could compare at all to each other. They do in many ways. When you look at the characters you see that Macbeth and Batman were both told what they could become. One listened and was patient and the other took what he
Mrs. Dean
Literature
January 15, 2017
Macbeth vs. Batman Macbeth is a play that was written in the 1600s about a Scottish general that tried to take over a country. Batman was a comic that was made in the 1930s that had a very popular movie series come out in the 2000s. Now, you might say “how is it possible for a trilogy of movies in the 2000s to be compared to a poem that was written in the 1600s?” Many of the characters are very similar in their actions of how they try to take control of a country or city. Another similarity they have is the elements in the play and movies are both dark and violent. A third similarity is the plot, with both stories ending with hope.
There is one main character each in the …show more content…
Just like Macbeth did not want to kill King Duncan. Lady Macbeth tested his manhood to get him to kill the King. The same way Batman’s manhood is tested. Batman is tested by Bane, The Joker, and many other characters. Batman is known for not killing any of his enemies and so he has many opportunities to end their lives but, he is a better man than that so he has to decide to kill them or let them go. Batman almost gives in to The Joker at one point when he tries to get Batman to quit being Batman. He then goes to talk to Alfred ,his butler, and he says “well today I found out what Batman can’t do”. Which means that he was giving into the Joker testing his manhood. Another similarity in the characters is Macbeth has two sides to him. One side is the Macbeth that kills people and the other is the Macbeth that is a local person that people can look up to. The Dark Knight is also Bruce Wayne who is a billionaire that owns Wayne Tower in downtown Gotham. He hides from people but when he is seen in public he is old and washed up with bruises and people don’t really look up to him since they do not know who he really is. Who he really is, is Batman who saves them from the crime that the streets of Gotham …show more content…
They also have a little bit of the same plot line. The stories end with both of the main characters dying. Macbeth is killed by Macduff, who learns Macbeth’s plan to kill people to get to the throne. That is when Malcolm ,who is Duncan’s son, comes home to take the throne and leaves the city in very good hands. While Batman does not die a villain, he dies a hero. Bane sets a bomb off and Batman is able to attach it to his plane and fly it out to sea where it implodes with Batman carrying it over the city to save the lives of many people in Gotham. With the city’s hero dying it has a new hero that you are introduced to late in the trilogy and that is John Blake who is a police officer that helps The Dark Knight get the people to safety. The movie appears to have John Blake resign from the police force and changes his name to Robin and finds Batman’s cave. With that it seems to give the viewers a feeling that he will begin to fight crime in the city as Batman did. The two stories end with a death but a sense that the communities are left in good hands.
Now it’s crazy to think that these two separate stories that were written in two completely different time periods could compare at all to each other. They do in many ways. When you look at the characters you see that Macbeth and Batman were both told what they could become. One listened and was patient and the other took what he