Macbeth Killing Duncan

The dystopian protagonist that is present in the Hunger Games is Katniss Everdeen. “Finally, I am too restless to even stay in bed. I pace the floor, heart beating too fast, breathing too short. My room feels like a prison cell. I run down hall to the door to the roof. The energy field enclosing the roof prevents any desperate form of escape” (Collins 148) Katniss is often struggling to escape or feels like she’s trap, she knows that she’s a tribute in the hunger games and is afraid that she will never see her family again if she doesn’t come out as the victor. Through Katniss’s perspective you can easily recognize that there is something wrong with the society that she lives in. “ I want to do something, right here, right now, to shame them, to make them accountable, to show the Capitol whatever they do or force us to do there is a part of every tribute they can’t own” (Collins 237). Katniss knows that the Capitol is cruel and wrong for having the hunger games, forcing the tributes to kill one another

Katniss Everdeen shares in Thoreau’s beliefs and has a strong hatred towards the government in which she lives under. The government she lives under, led by the Capitol, is a totalitarian government. They are very cruel and they attempt to control every aspect of the people’s lives. Katniss says, “Taking the kids from our districts, forcing them to kill one another while we watch--this is the Capitol’s way of reminding us how totally we are at their mercy” (Collins 17). This shows just how controlling and intimidating the government of her society is. Katniss expresses her hate for the Capitol when she says, “It’s the Capitol I hate, for doing this to all of us” (Collins 166). Katniss hates the government and how they operate, just as Thoreau and other transcendentalists do.

On the home stretch of the plot to kill Snow, Katniss arrives at Snow’s mansion when she notices human shield of children unknowingly guarding the mansion. Before she can do anything, more rebels arrive on the scene invoking a retaliation of silver parachutes; silver parachutes that usually contain food, medicine, and gifts. These parachutes however blow up maiming and killing many of the children, rebel medics quickly rush onto the scene and one medic in particular catches Katniss’ eye, “First I get a glimpse of the blonde braid down her back… Then I’m pushing through the crowd… That’s when the rest of the parachutes go off.” (347) Primrose Everdeen, Katniss’ sister, throughout the novel has sacrificed much for Panem in order to move through rebel medical ranks, but Collins decided now she’d make the ultimate sacrifice for Panem. Not for Katniss, Prim didn’t even know Katniss was near until it was too late, she sacrificed herself for the rebels, Panem, and her fellow children; too bad she sacrificed for the ones ignorant of their leader’s real goal. The immolation of Prim left Katniss with nothing to gain and sent her down a spiral of grief and “insanity” that left the fate of Panem hanging in the balance. The balance is saved however when Snow’s long awaited day of execution comes. Before Katniss executes the President she remembers the revelations that President Coin, former leader of District 13 and current leader of Panem, is responsible for Prim’s death, want a 76th Hunger Games, and is essentially a female version of Snow. Katniss instead of executing Snow like she wanted to for most of the book assassinates Coin. “It seemed to balance the need for vengeance with the least loss of life.” (369) And that it does, in

Killing Duncan, On August 15th, Macbeth became King after his forces killed his cousin, King Duncan, in August of 1014. He and Banquo meet the three witches, who make exactly the same prophecies. Macbeth and Banquo then together plot the murder of Duncan, at Lady Macbeth's urging. The witches told Macbeth to Kill Duncan because we would become a King.

Murder in the Castle, an Inside Look at the Death of King Duncan I of Scotland

This is further depicted when Katniss rebels against the capitol to ensure her family survives. - “District twelve where you can starve to death in safety”-, shows the reader how she really feels. It is shown through irony. Irony is used to highlight the main emotion the characters are portraying against each other, and their desire to save each other. Therefore it can be made evident that Katniss’ identity throughout her journey changes to protect those she loves, this shows the qualities of a hero.

Lady Macbeth is more responsible because she is the one that came up with the idea to kill King Duncan. Macbeth is to nervous about the killing of King Duncan and the Karma that could follow. He is thinking how sad the people would be because King Duncan is dead. He has no real reason to kill King Duncan because he likes him so the only reason to kill King Duncan is for himself to be king. Macbeth tells lady Macbeth he does not wanna kill the king.

Duncan the Diseased Before the murderous affairs of Macbeth, Duncan was the king of Scotland before the corrupt reign of Macbeth. King Duncan was a well respected and very generous, kind fatherly-figure in the Shakespearean play of Macbeth. He has two sons, who are Malcolm and Donalbain. In the play, King Duncan was considered a good king who represents as peace and order within the story until later. King Duncan welcomes and praises Macbeth for his duties and bravery for his involvement with Scotland’s wars.

Katniss Everdeen is the main protagonist in Suzanne Collin's trilogy: The Hunger Games. She is highlighted by her responsibility, loyalty, morality, bravery, independence and her compassion towards others. Katniss becomes the victim of her totalitarian government and unwillingly becomes the center of a revolution. The hunger games trilogy tells the story of war and its effects on the innocent. Katniss’ strong qualities shine through the suffering of realistic consequences and outcomes. Her qualities of strength and bravery along with immense compassion is something I search to achieve.

In the play Macbeth, the witches told Macbeth that he will be a king one day, so he decided to kill Duncan to become a king. However, the way Macbeth read the prophecy was not right. There could be other ways to become a king instead of killing Duncan. Therefore, he needs to be punished for the murder. Even after he has slain Duncan, he was afraid of the prophecy that he killed Banquo and the family of Macduff. His aspiration led innocent killed, and for these three reasons, he should be sentenced for murdered.

Throughout the scene, Macbeth is inside the castle contemplating whether he should kill Duncan or not whilst the servants set the table for the evening. During this we see that he has an understanding of the consequences and even that he sees the act of murdering the king as an unforgivable sin, however, the main thing he struggles with is not only the idea of killing a man but also the fact he is a relative who values and trusts him. He wishes for the murder to soon be completed and regrets the fact he possesses “vaulting ambition”. Further on in the scene Lady Macbeth enters and we get the first glimpse at the themes of gender and ambition in this passage. Macbeth tells her that he does not want to go ahead with the murder as he realises the only reason there is to kill is for his own ambition, however, Lady Macbeth has a different idea.

Ladies and Gentlemen of the court, the evidence shows that Lady Macbeth compelled Macbeth to murder King Duncan and set him down a path of crime and destruction. She is as much to blame as Macbeth. The facts of the case are, Macbeth killed Duncan by his own hand, but he hired assassins to commit the murders of Banquo and Fleance. At the beginning of Lady Macbeth and Macbeth’s marriage the people can see they act as equals, one does not outrank the other. As time progresses her true colors start to seep through onto the surface. Lady Macbeth portrayed herself as power-hungry, she will do anything and everything to deem the family name as dominant and successful.

Macbeth is a person of many words. He could be described as a tree, firmly rooted into the ground. However, even though he is rooted, he can still be chopped down from the trunk. Macbeth is a good man, and what most aspire to be, but he is still a man. “A conferred title in Shakespeare's plays most memorably transforms character for the worse when Duncan makes Macbeth Thane of Cawdor. This conferral not only helps corrupt Macbeth; it also works indirectly to destroy Duncan in ways that have not been described.” (Hunt) He is easily broken down by Lady Macbeth’s words, challenging his pride, and soon turned into a monster. He is an honorable man with many virtuous traits, but that tree can still be mauled and chopped down by sin. In the play

Corruption is a fraudulent behaviour that occurs excessively in the world of Suzanne Colin's novel, "The Hunger Games". Furthermore, this form of activity takes place most often in the Capitol. It's difficult to say if the capitol is corrupted or not, however many believe that the capital is doing what they must to survive. Citizens of the capitol do radiate a form of corruption over power. The capitol is undeniably corrupt and advantageous. Three meaningful reasons that corroborate to the contention are: The totalitarian government of Panem is noticeably corrupted because of the drastic differences in the treatment of its citizens. Secondly, the capitol forces voyeurism to symbolise authority and power, to grasp obedience from the districts. Thirdly, the future of the districts will be non-existent if the Capitol continues to make them pay sacrificial benefits with their respective citizens. These reasons noticeably state one of Suzanne Collins most prioritised morals. Too much power leads to corruption.

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