“Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” - Lord Acton It seems that as humans, the more power we gain, the more power-hungry we get. Having power is euphoric; once a person has a taste, they can never get enough. Once they get all the power they can, all becomes corrupt. Throughout history, we have seen examples of corrupt, power-hungry people like Macbeth. Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin are all examples of men who when given all the power they wanted, and used it to a corrupt extent. Macbeth is a character that could be compared to one of the many power-hungry dictators. When he finds out he will soon stumble upon the great deal of power that comes along with being a king, he goes to great extents to get
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He was the current thane of Glamis, and about to be made the thane of Cawdor because of his bravery in battle. Soon after that, he is given a bizarre message from 3 witches. “All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!” (Act I, Scene III) Most people would brush off freakish events similar to this, but that is far from what happened in “Macbeth.” When his wife finds out that he may become king, she pushes him to do the extraordinary. She thinks that it is necessary to kill the current king Duncan, instead of waiting for his fate to play out. This, in a way, is an example of Macbeth corrupting his own power. Instead of letting his fate fairly play out, he corruptly murders his own king in order to gain more …show more content…
He turns to the witches for another prophecy, because they are the only people who he can trust at this point. Macbeth was wrapped around the witches fingers. His second prophecy gave him the confidence to continue being corrupt. “Be lion-mettled, proud, and take no care who chafes, who frets, or where conspirers are. Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come against him.” (Act IV, Scene I) With this new-found feeling of power, Macbeth feels that nobody can corrupt him. He was on top of the world, with all of Scotland in the palm of his hand, Or at least that’s what he
He was the current thane of Glamis, and about to be made the thane of Cawdor because of his bravery in battle. Soon after that, he is given a bizarre message from 3 witches. “All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!” (Act I, Scene III) Most people would brush off freakish events similar to this, but that is far from what happened in “Macbeth.” When his wife finds out that he may become king, she pushes him to do the extraordinary. She thinks that it is necessary to kill the current king Duncan, instead of waiting for his fate to play out. This, in a way, is an example of Macbeth corrupting his own power. Instead of letting his fate fairly play out, he corruptly murders his own king in order to gain more …show more content…
He turns to the witches for another prophecy, because they are the only people who he can trust at this point. Macbeth was wrapped around the witches fingers. His second prophecy gave him the confidence to continue being corrupt. “Be lion-mettled, proud, and take no care who chafes, who frets, or where conspirers are. Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come against him.” (Act IV, Scene I) With this new-found feeling of power, Macbeth feels that nobody can corrupt him. He was on top of the world, with all of Scotland in the palm of his hand, Or at least that’s what he