Essay On Macbeth And The Great Depression

There are many stories and plays written about a person or something that has happened but are not completely true. The story To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee was written to talk about what Harper Lee was experiencing through the Great Depression. Although everything in that story might have been true, there were some parts to the story that was not true about the Great Depression. This also happens in the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, where Macbeth is known to be a murderer who kills just to be king and his wife Lady Macbeth who wants to be evil. The character traits of Macbeth and other characters in this play are not the same of the actual characters. The real Macbeth was not known to be the murderous type, he worked hard to become who he is, worked hard becoming king, and had a family behind him that supported him. Although …show more content…
Macbeth being a “murderer” is what lead him to becoming king is what most people said. King Duncan I was a very bad leader and did not lead Scotland as well as Macbeth was proven to do. Duncan had fled back to Scotland after leading dangerous campaign into Northumbria. At this time Macbeth was described by chronicles that he could be a “liberal king who has a ruddy countenance”(Hartson). By a liberal king they meant that he will be more open to new behaviors and opinion of others. He will be able to see new behaviors that are either good or bad and make his decisions based on them. A ruddy countenance was someone who gave support to others. After killing Duncan I he became king for 14 years. Scotland at this time was “peaceful Scotland” how everyone said (Hartson). He was a great leader who ruled equably and encouraged christianity. Earlier in Macbeth’s life he went to a christian school which then he was able to use what he learned to help him become a great leader. Everything that Macbeth went through to become king was part of what he learned growing