In William Shakespeare's renowned play Macbeth, the theme that power corrupts is strongly depicted through several characters, each of whom follow the "power corrupting" path of lusting for power, doing nearly anything to achieve that power, and ultimately meeting his/her end because of that power. ... On the other hand, after killing Duncan, Macbeth is paralyzed with horror from what he has done. ... Clearly, at this point in the play, Lady Macbeth is the callous, as well as devilish, force driving the hesitant Macbeth to carry out his immoral actions. ... The idea that Lady Macbeth'...

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MACBETH The play MacBeth, by William Shakespeare, was written in 1606 for the social context at the time. ... Further on throughout the play, the witches hint to MacBeth that he may be future king of England, simply by hailing him by this title. ... Without the knowledge of the social context that existed in Shakespeare's time, we would overlook the underlying message embedded in such characters such as the witches in MacBeth. ... However, intentional or not, MacBeth gives current a...

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