Conflict Of Power In Macbeth

One of the biggest themes in Macbeth is power, and within the world of the Roman Era exist a deep conflict of power between most individual. Roman emperors were close to insane when it came down to who had the most power in their kingdom. A good example of a crazy emperor was Commodus (ruled AD 180 -192). Most of us know Commodus from the film Gladiator by Ridley Scott, but in during his time he was ten times worse than interpreted in the film. Commodus does kill his father in order to take the throne, but becomes absolutely insane taking down anything in his path. He had innocent people how looked and felt like a threat to his throne. The man became insane loosing everyone he once loved. Eventually a soldier in his path, sent by his own court

I was to give his character the opportunity to dive deep within him and show us the range of emotions this power has given him. Lucius, like Commodus kills his own father, and with all this power he has now gained, a blanket of guilt still rest on his arms. The guilt is what drives him insane and capturing what it truly means is the development I want to see from his character. Same goes for Lady Macbeth, her story in portrayed Lucilla in the Roman Era idea. She is driven by power but when it comes to the guilt she feels after her husband is a complete tyrant her emotions can’t keep her sane so the best thing for her to do is to end her life. What I want to see from Lucilla are those driving point of what lead her into insanity. The build up from when she convinced Lucius into become the person he is, because essentially it is her fault for driving him insane at this point. So that guilt she feels is not only coming from the death of her father in law but the death of those innocent people in the way of Lucius rain of terror. The scene I was given is a perfect example of what is later, within there build up to