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Macbeth Essay Assignment (Final Draft)

            A man with loyalty could be described as someone who will always stay faithful and humble even though temptations could be found everywhere. But even if the most loyal man is given power, then corruption can slowly start building inside if its misused.  William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” shows that power can corrupt even the most loyal and humble people. In the book the protagonist Macbeth later becomes the books main antagonist after hearing about the prophecy form 3 witches saying that he will soon become the new thane of Cowdor then will become the new king. Going through many obstacles in his way, Macbeth soon becomes a different person than he was in the beginning.

            As power hungry and, at some point, crazy Macbeth is, he was once a brave and loyal fighter. “Duncan: so thy words become thee, as thy wound; they smack of honor both” (Act one, scene 2, line 44-45). Prior to his murder, king Duncan has seen Macbeth as a man with honor after what he did in the battle in the beginning of the book. King Duncan was also so proud that he tells the injured sergeant to be proud of him. “He bade me, from him, call thee thane of Cowdor” (Act one, scene 3, line 105). After hearing that Macbeth has saved the people of Scotland, king Duncan then pronounced him has the thane of Cowdor because of his loyalty towards the king. But because of this, we find a new side of Macbeth, a side that shows how power can corrupt even the most humble man.

            Power can easily Change a man as great as Macbeth for the worst due to corruption that had started building. “Banquo, thy soul’s flight, if it find heaven, must find it out tonight.”(Act 3, scene 1, line 141-142). After claiming the throne of King Duncan, Macbeth uses his power to make sure it remains with him. By doing so he kills Banquo in an attempt to make sure that his children will soon become kings. “She should have died here after; there would have been a time for such word.” (Act 5, scene 5, line 17-18). After hearing about his wife’s death, Macbeths felt very indifferent about it compared to the battle that was about to commence. At the beginning of the book, Macbeth would have done anything for Lady Macbeth, but when she died he treated it as if there were worst problems. Because power could easily change people, it could also be someone’s great weakness.

            For some people power could be strength, but for people like Macbeth who gets corrupted by power, it could easily be their greatest weakness. “Some say he’s mad; others, that lesser him, do call it valiant fury: but, for certain, he cannot buckle his tempered cause within the belt of rule” (Act five, scene 2, lines 13-16). After his people and his court found out about all the killings that Macbeth did, they betrayed him and joined Malcolm’s side. Because he misused his power, he became weaker in power. “re-enters Macduff, with Macbeths head” (Act 5, scene 7, line 83). Because everyone went against him, he didn’t really stand a chance on winning the war against Malcolm. This shows how power, if misused, can be ones weakness.

            In the book Macbeth would have done anything to get power and have power remain with him. Having become a different person, readers will realize how power can lead someone to corruption. In “Macbeth” William Shakespeare emphasizes how even the most loyal and humble people can get corrupted by power if it is misused. 

Macbeth Essay Assignment

            William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” shows that power can corrupt even the most loyal and humble people. In the book the protagonist Macbeth later becomes the books main antagonist after hearing about the prophecy form 3 witches saying that he will soon become the new thane of Cowdor then will become the new king. Going through many obstacles in his way, Macbeth soon becomes a different person then he was in in the beginning.

            As power hungry and, at some point, crazy Macbeth is, he was once a brave and loyal fighter. “Duncan: so thy words become thee, as thy wound; they smack of honor both” (Act one, scene 2, line 44-45). Prior to his murder, king Duncan has seen Macbeth as a man with honor after what he did in the battle in the beginning. King Duncan was also so proud that he tells the injured sergeant to be proud of him.

“He bade me, from him, call thee thane of Cowdor” (Act one, scene 3, line 105). After hearing that Macbeth has saved the people of Scotland, king Duncan then pronounced him has the thane of Cowdor because of his loyalty towards the king. But because of this we find a new side of Macbeth, a side that that shows how power can corrupt even the most humble man.

            Power can easily Change a man as great as Macbeth for the worst. “Banquo, thy soul’s flight, if it find heaven, must find it out tonight.”(Act 3, scene 1, line 141-142). After claiming the throne of King Duncan, Macbeth uses his power to make sure it remains with him. By doing so he kills Banquo in an attempt to make sure that his children will soon become kings. “She should have died here after; there would have been a time for such word.” (Act 5, scene 5, line 17-18). After hearing about his wife’s death, Macbeths belt very indifferent about it compared to the battle that was about to happen. At the beginning of the book, Macbeth would have done anything for Lady Macbeth, but when she died he treated it as if there were worst problems. Because power could easily change people, it could also be someone’s great weakness.

            For some people power could be a strength, but for people like Macbeth who gets corrupted by power, it could be their most greatest weakness. “some say he’s mad; others, that lesser him, do call it valiant fury: but, for certain, he cannot buckle his tempered cause within the belt of rule” (Act five, scene 2, lines 13-16). After his people and his court found out about all the killings that Macbeth did, they betrayed him and joined Malcolm’s side. Because he misused his power, he became weaker in power. “re-enters Macduff, with Macbeths head” (Act 5, scene 7, line 83). Because everyone went against him, he didn’t really stand a chance on winning the war against Malcolm. This shows how power, if misused, can be ones weakness.

            In the book Macbeth would have done anything to get power and have power remain with him. Having become a different person, readers will realize how power can lead someone to corruption. In “Macbeth” William Shakespeare emphasizes how even the most loyal and humble people can get corrupted by power if it is misused.  

Night Thesis

a. In todays society many people tend to take advantage at the smallest little things, but Elie Wiesel's auto biography "night" shows the smallest things can mean everything when you are fighting for your life.
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Adolf Hitler essay

Adolf Hitler was a man with great political power in Germany but used this power in inhumane ways. During his reign, one of the laws that he established was to ban Jews and non-Jews form marrying each other. This law made sure that Jews were treated unequal. These also show what kind he had. Hitler who had the most influential voice was the execution of the Holocaust. His decisions have lead to the death of millions. Hitler continued to kill anyone who was in his way and even innocent people who were just caught up in the war. Adolf Hitler might have been an inhumane guy, but he also had a very sad childhood.

            Although Hitler may have done inhumane things while he reigned in Germany, he still had a messed up childhood. When he was still 3 years old, he moved from Austria to Germany.  While there, his younger brother died in 1900.  He may have been depressed and having to go through this at such a young age to someone. This also might be a reason for his hatred towards the Jews. Two years after his fathers death, his mother allowed him to drop out of school when they moved to Vienna and worked as a casual painter, but he tried to apply to the academy of fine arts but got denied twice. Being denied to an art school may have caused him to look for other interest. He might also have looked for something to make him feel better.

Allusion Poem (rough draft)

Take a good look at me

Exactly what do you see?

A naïve fish trying to find their place in the big ocean

Maybe I’m just holding back a friend

But at the end,

I end up being helpful

Being the only one with a shoulder to cry on

“Keep swimming, just keep swimming”

I continually tell you,

But you don’t listen

You look at me like an ignorant fool

But I but I end up being smarter then you.

Its seems as if you think I’m socially unacceptable

Boy did I prove you wrong

Being the forgetful one,

I should be the one taken care of

But the role has been switched

Just imagine without me

Where do you think you would be?

You play with other fish?

Well, I play with sharks

You should have know better then trying to let me go

Because for me

I’m starting a new chapter

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