The play, Macbeth written by William Shakespeare revolves around the main character way to the throne. Macbeth desires to become the king after Duncan. However, when King Duncan announces the king after him will be his son, Macbeth is not pleased. Therefore, blinded by desire, Macbeth thinks of killing the king. Macbeth is a great warrior who wins wars for the king and protects the people. The fact coming to Macbeth mind shocks him since he can not imagine killing a man without a valid reason. In…
Both the authors, William Golding and William Shakespeare highlight severe human weakness in the novel Lord of the Flies and the play Macbeth respectively. This was deliberately done in response to their profound yet interesting lives that they had experienced as a human. This is evident as; Lord of the Flies was portrayed as an allegorical microcosm of the world Golding was involved in, which included real-life violence and brutality of the World War II. Perhaps, it was intended by the author to…
novel Lord of the Flies and William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth. In the end, the ambitious nature of Macbeth and Jack win out, and this ultimately leads to their demise. In the beginning of their respective pieces, both characters are humane and conscientious people. Jack is a young British boy who is a choir leader and Macbeth is a loyal and honourable thane to the King of Scotland. But after receiving the prophecies from the witches, Macbeth realizes how badly he wants to be the King of Scotland;…