Similarity Between Macbeth And Star Wars

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One similarity between Macbeth and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith is that both Macbeth and Anakin are changed to an evil after they have power. In the play Macbeth,Macbeth meets with three witches and they tell him that he will be the Thane of Cawdor and king as well.After that, the king of Scotland, Duncan actually names Macbeth the Thane of Cawdor, this makes him believe his furture that witches told him. He talks with his wife Lady Macbeth and then they decided to kill Duncan so that he could be the new king.Finally, he killed Duncan and he is going to become the new king. After he becomes the king, he starts to kill people that would stand in his road of kingdom, and he does not want to tell Lady Macbeth about his plan, he becomes to an

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