Greedy people are going to take over the world, but the characters hope to stop this downfall of humanity. In the play, Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Macbeth strives to become King and change society. In the book, Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, Guy Montag strives to change the society he lives in to make books legal again. Macbeth and Montag are motivated to acquire power in order to exploit the problems of society in hopes of preventing a downfall of humanity.
In both works, the characters face great guilt that in the end change who they are and their mindset. In the play Macbeth, he killed Duncan to become King and had an overwhelming sense of guilt, "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood/ clean from my hand"(Shakespeare 2.2.59-60). He was feeling intense guilt as he was washing his hands clean of blood. He feels as though he will never be forgiven for this. After Montag on the rage killed Captain Beatty he to seemed to be filled with undeniable regret," Something inside had jerked him to a halt and flopped him down. He lay where he had fallen and sobbed, his legs folded, his face pressed blindly to the …show more content…
In the play, Macbeth betrayed Banquo who was one of his greatest friends," Better be with the dead,/ whom we, to gain our peace have sent to peace,/ Than on the torture of the mind to lie/ In restless ecstasy"(3.2.19-23). Macbeth has set up the plans to kill Banquo, he is betraying his closest friend to stay in the position of power that he is in. In the other story, Montag is the one to be betrayed as he keeps books without burning them. His wife betrays him when she turns him in," Montag and Beatty stared one with dry satisfaction, the other with disbelief, at the house before them, this main ring in which torches would be juggled and fire eaten"(107).They pulled up to his house and he is told to burn all of his possessions and his books. He is betrayed by his wife and her
In both works, the characters face great guilt that in the end change who they are and their mindset. In the play Macbeth, he killed Duncan to become King and had an overwhelming sense of guilt, "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood/ clean from my hand"(Shakespeare 2.2.59-60). He was feeling intense guilt as he was washing his hands clean of blood. He feels as though he will never be forgiven for this. After Montag on the rage killed Captain Beatty he to seemed to be filled with undeniable regret," Something inside had jerked him to a halt and flopped him down. He lay where he had fallen and sobbed, his legs folded, his face pressed blindly to the …show more content…
In the play, Macbeth betrayed Banquo who was one of his greatest friends," Better be with the dead,/ whom we, to gain our peace have sent to peace,/ Than on the torture of the mind to lie/ In restless ecstasy"(3.2.19-23). Macbeth has set up the plans to kill Banquo, he is betraying his closest friend to stay in the position of power that he is in. In the other story, Montag is the one to be betrayed as he keeps books without burning them. His wife betrays him when she turns him in," Montag and Beatty stared one with dry satisfaction, the other with disbelief, at the house before them, this main ring in which torches would be juggled and fire eaten"(107).They pulled up to his house and he is told to burn all of his possessions and his books. He is betrayed by his wife and her