Shakespeare

            Tragedy always forces people to take a look at what going on around them. An author who is known for many tragedies in his writings is William Shakespeare. Two plays, which support this theory, are Macbeth and King Lear, which were both written by William Shakespeare. Deception is used in Macbeth and King Lear. In both plays characters have great urges for power.
             Macbeth has ambition for power and will get it by any means necessary. In order to live sometimes you have to learn to live with regrets and Macbeth had no problem with that. Macbeth weakness is lack of character. His greed for power and authority drives him to do things that are morally wrong.
             King Lear is also written by Shakespeare and more than one character has evil ambitions. One character, which stands out, is Edmund. Edmund is displeased with the fact that he is a bastard an illegitimate son of Gloucester. These factors play into the fact why he wants power, land and most importantly the throne.
             In both Macbeth and King Lear characters have evil ambitions to gain power. Edmund is jealous of Edgar and upset with his life status. Macbeth on the other hand is told by the witches that power and authority is destined in his future. These factors feed these characters greed for power.
             Another character in King Lear who has power but does not want to fulfill his duties as king is Lear. He wants to be king but does not want the responsibilities of governing his society. Lear makes a big mistake in the beginning of the play when he disowns on of his three daughters. Unlike the other characters in Shakespeare's play Lear leans from his mistakes and humbles himself as a person.
             A symbol displayed in both plays is cruelty and the need for authority. Many characters desire authority and well go about any means to get it. It is more gruesomely displayed in Macbeth physically, but more verbally shown in King Lear with Edmund. The violence displayed in both of these plays shows how the need for power will lead people to do evil things.