Further development of Macbeth's character reveals the theme of betrayal. ... Along with betrayal the characters bring out other themes. ... The themes these characters developed are madness and betrayal. Simi-larities in the themes are found because the characters of Lear and Macbeth were established in the same manor. The characters actions, thoughts, and words establish the themes the plays. ...
From Julius Caesar to Macbeth, from Othello to Hamlet, Shakespeare presented at least one machiavel. Typically, the Machiavellian character is the essence of evil in the play: the villain. Rarely is there a good machiavel and usually that character is set juxtaposed to the cruel machiavel. ... Furthermore, through the ruin of a character, the Machiavellian can learn more of what he can use to "procreate- himself further. ... Edmund exemplifies such a Machiavellian idea entirely through realizing flaws in characters and capitalizing on the events surrounding him in Shakespeare's King Lear....
From Julius Caesar to Macbeth, from Othello to Hamlet, Shakespeare presented at least one machiavel. Typically, the Machiavellian character is the essence of evil in the play: the villain. Rarely is there a good machiavel and usually that character is set juxtaposed to the cruel machiavel. ... Furthermore, through the ruin of a character, the Machiavellian can learn more of what he can use to "procreate- himself further. ... Edmund exemplifies such a Machiavellian idea entirely through realizing flaws in characters and capitalizing on the events surrounding him in Shakespeare's King Lear....
