Macbeth: Serial Killers

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Everyone is fascinated about serial killers, not in the way that they kill others, but what makes them think the way they do, how people start to become into serial killers. Although no one knows exactly for sure why this is the case, serial killers have become so popular that they appear in movies and televisions, because they are entertaining for other to watch. In the play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Macbeth is depicted as the hero of Scotland, as the Thane of Glamis, he is soon given another title, Thane of Cawdor, for his notable contributions in the war against Sweden, this title was taken off from Macdonwald, when he was found as a traitor to King Duncan, his most trusted friend. However, Macbeth becomes a serial killer after he …show more content…
Their details of planning out the crime are well in advance of the murder. The killers make sure that he does not leave any evidence that will be linked to them. They track their potential victims for days to make sure if they are capable of being their target. Disorganized serial killers have lower IQ scores, 80 to 95. They do not usually plan out their murders, and they do not bother to cover up their evidence, they can be seen traveling from state to state, sometimes to other countries, this is a method that they use to avoid capture from authorities. There are four main types of serial killers based on the crime committed, thrill seekers, mission-oriented, visionary killers, and power/control seekers. Thrill seekers, love outsmarting the law, enjoy the attention of the media, they like being chased by the police. They send messages to others on the records of their killings, most are organized killers. Mission-Oriented serial killers feel that they are helping the world by getting rid of certain people, it can be prostitutes, drug dealers, or homosexuals, they feel that the society would be better without them. These organized killers are easier to track them because of that. Visionary serial killers feel that they have to murder someone from a message of higher entities such as God, or the devil, they are …show more content…
Based on the studies of James Fallon and Adrian Raine, who are law-abiding college professors, they have the biological signs of a born a killer, one day when Fallon did a brain scan that was similar to psychopath, showing low activity in areas such as self-control, empathy, and ethics, he found the brain that he was scanning was actually his brain, Fallon looked at his biological tree and it displayed seven alleged murderers, it wasn't until then that he had confessed to having feelings of being "aggressive" and "obnoxiously competitive". This makes Fallon at a higher risk of becoming a serial killer. Although Fallon has not been abused or neglected when he was a child, he would have greatly been a serial killer had it happened. Biological signs can be being male, a low resting heart rate, brain damage, and a mother smoking or drinking during her womb will show signs of psychopathic personality before the age of 28. The results show that serial killers are born rather than created, but the situations that may occur in their childhood will have an impact on if they will become a serial

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