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Macbeth’s Character in the World Today The play Macbeth summarizes everything wrong with the world today, whether it be war, murder, or tyranny. The play relates strongly to how weak human nature really is, as well as how a few words can tempt one’s self easily into doing the unthinkable. Over the duration of the play, there are many instances of the three woes of the world mentioned above. Knowing this, it is safe to assume that Shakespeare used the illustrations of Macbeth’s character to combine all of the things that are flawed this world into one package. Macbeth’s first appearance in the play is portrayed as a heroic and warlike fighter, who would redeem Scotland for the country it is. This portrayal could be symbolically related to the definition of the perfect political leader who the world rarely sees any instance of in this generation. This is because of the lust for power and wealth that many world leaders have today, such as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, or Bashar Al Assad. Contrary to these negative qualities, Macbeth’s character (in the beginning of the play) was a selfless individual who would surrender himself to his country, and his king to make his country a better place. This is evident in the regard that he killed the former “thane of Cawdor” who was a traitor to the king (although he would be the one betraying his country …show more content…

This is because he is supposed to be a general of high masculinity who redeems the good of Scotland, and does not wish to be seen as weak or effeminate. As he goes through this thought process, his judgement becomes clouded, which results in him giving into the temptations, which in turn causes his untimely downfall. This relates strongly to how weak human nature, in the regard that people only tend to think about the instant gratification of taking an action in a situation when given a

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