Macbeth And John Wayne Gacy Essay

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A wise man once said “Inside each of us, there is the seed of both good and evil. It’s a constant struggle as to which one will win. And one will not exist without the other.” However for some, the evil tends to germinate while the other comes to a screeching halt. Though some are fortunate enough to escape the grasp of evil, Macbeth was not as lucky. Did Macbeth kill for power alone or was he a cold blooded serial killer? In many cases a serial killer has a distinct pattern in which they follow, this pattern often times breaks the killer down into one of two categories: organized or disorganized. From that classification, detectives and other members of the FBI further break those down into subcategories. However, before being able to compare Macbeth to such a thing, what exactly is a serial killer? According to the definition posted by www.fbi.gov, “a serial killer is a person who commits a series of murders, often with no apparent motive and typically following a …show more content…

Over the years, researchers have found that many killers have faced some sort of abuse whether it be physical, emotional or verbal. A real life example of abuse leading one to kill is evident with John Wayne Gacy. Gacy was born in 1942 in Chicago, Illinois into an middle class family with a drunken abusive father. Gacy suffered further alienation at school after realizing that he was attracted to men. In 1968, Gacy was convicted of sexual assault on two teenage boys and was given a 10 year sentence but was released on parole in 1970. Later his killings began to start happening. Gacy, however, is not the only documented case of abuse being a factor in mass killings. Throughout Macbeth, Lady Macbeth can been seen as verbally and emotionally abusive. She uses her own thirst for power to sweet talk Macbeth into thinking killing Duncan is the right thing to do. She also utilized emotional abuse by tapping into Macbeth’s sensitive side by referring to him as a

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