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Corruption Of Power In Macbeth

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In death,some find grief, but others find power. With acclaimed power, those who wield it, will surely be corrupted. In Macbeth, Shakespeare makes it apparent power corrupts everyone.
Power is the very focal point in Macbeth, and it all started with the tale of the three witches. The three witches with their wise premonitions, tell Banquo and Macbeth of their futures. With the promise of power, Macbeth went for an immediate plan to murder for the power. Macbeth’s plan evolved into murder King Duncan and then Malcolm to become the king of Scotland.
To further show corruption Macbeth lied about what he was doing.
“BANQUO… I dreamt last night of the three Weird Sisters./ To you they have showed some truth. MACBETH. I Think not of them/ Yet, …show more content…

To further the theme of corruption, after Macbeth has murdered King Duncan, he plans the murder of all that threaten his demise. “MACBETH… For Banquo’s issue have I filed my mind;/ For them the gracious Duncan have I murdered/… Than is his father’s, must embrace the fate/ Of that dark hour”(Ⅲ.Ⅰ.66-67,138-139). This plan to kill Banquo and his son shows that Macbeth very character has changed in the worst way. For Macbeth to even consider murdering his best friend is the very way Shakespeare shows that power corrupts everyone. The power that changed Macbeth is not only realized by the reader, but also, by Macbeth himself. Macbeth had clung to the fact that the murders that he committed were for his own health. But, at the beginning he still felt guilty and as he got more power he learned to forget the deaths and to go along with his trend of murdering all who may oppose Macbeth’s title and power. So when the end came for Macbeth he stood strong in solitude in the fact that power had completely corrupted him. “MACBETH… They have tied me to a stake. I cannot fly,/ But bearlike I must fight the course. What’s he/ That was not born of woman? Such a one/ Am I to fear, or none”(Ⅴ.Ⅷ.1-4). Before Macbeth was murdered he believed in the Witched so much that he did not forge a security around himself. Based on the fact the he s nt to be killed

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