Essay On Evil In Macbeth

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Register to read the introduction… I am responsible for the death of my best friend, Banquo and my cousin, the king, Duncan. I know that this is my entire fault and my hungry quest for power.

Do you feel that power is inherently evil? Do you feel that there is a way for individuals to not become overwhelmed with the trappings of power? No, power is not inherently evil. I think that there are some people who will be able to handle the power that is bestowed on them. Some people are able to deal with power and they will not abuse it. For example, there would be King Duncan who was loved by all of his subjects. I just wished that I did not have to receive my position of kin in he way I did and I wish I could have been a kin such as Duncan.

Which modern day politicians, leaders, or well known people remind you of you in both your good qualities and not so good
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She was a figure skater who was not number one. Kim Campbell on the other hand was a very good skater who had potential and great talents on the ice. When Kim was competing for third place and Tanya was below tenth, Tanya lost her common sense and was filled with jealousy and greed. All of her hopes and ambitions seemed to be disappearing. Tanya believed Kim was all to blame. Tanya hired her bodyguard to clobber and beat Kim in the knee with a baseball bat. Kim was severely injured and was not able to compete. I understand what she went through. The pressure from friends, family, and her coach, about not being on top could have driven her to commit the crime. Another person would be O.J. Simpson. O.J. has been proven guilty of the crime of murder. He has killed his wife, Nicole Brown. The two were in the middle of a divorce and if the divorce was completed, he would have had to pay Nicole a large sum of money, alimony. He was greedy and selfish, just as I was. He didn’t want to pay the money and they had two children who would probably go to the mother and he loved them so much and wanted to keep them. Both of these people did it for their own gain, jus like me. Tanya had people to influence her, like Lady Macbeth did to me. We all fell prey to ambition, greed and

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