1. Macbeth
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. ... She craves for power but is ironically driven crazy by it, for the power reflects the wicked schemes that she contrives to attain power. Moreover, her lust for power overwhelms the morality and good judgment of her conscious mind and causes her to believe that no matter how cruel a deed she...
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