Corruption In Animal Farm And The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar

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In the third prompt, it states that Lord Acton’s famous pronouncement is, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” This statement comes to mind when reading Animal Farm by George Orwell and The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. A good example would be Napoleon the pig from Animal Farm. Napoleon took advantage of the power he held and became corrupt. This statement still applies today with almost anyone who has any sort of power over someone else. The pronouncement told by Lord Acton, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” has a great meaning to it. This pronouncement simply means that he who has an enormous amount of power will most likely become corrupt. When a person becomes

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