Macbeth: The Power Of Collaboration

For my final Macbeth project I decided to do a dramatic performance in which I was required to memorize and perform at least 10 lines from the original text. My group and I came to the agreement that we would do our performance on Act 4 Scene 1 from Macbeth. The group I worked with consisted of Dulce, Giselle, Laura, and Kelly and we all got together at Laura’s house to film our presentation. We all chose the lines we wanted to perform and memorized them for our final performance. During our rehearsals most of us started to get frustrated due to not being able to memorize part of our lines. However, we all encouraged each other to be patient and help one another with the lines. Furthermore, once we got our lines together we started to film

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“An authoritative leader states the end but gives people their means” (David Goleman) If a

In the play, The Tragedy of Macbeth written by William Shakespeare, the main character, Macbeth, chases after power by going after the king position in Scotland. In the play, Macbeth changes from basically not worrying about whether or not he will be king, to going after the king so that Macbeth will rule the kingdom. At the very beginning, Macbeth encounters the evil witches and the witches greet Macbeth as the Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and King hereafter. The funny part about this is that Macbeth is the Thane of Glamis but, not the Thane of Cawdor because the current Thane of Cawdor is still living, and Macbeth certainly is not the king of Scotland because King Duncan is king. The things the witches say to Macbeth gets into his head and this is where the desire for power originates. Macbeth decides to kill the current King and Macbeth continues to murder people. Macbeth hires goons to kill Banquo and Banquo’s son, Fleance, because the evil witches hint that Banquo will not be king but, Banquo will heir kings. Macbeth is a character that struggles to free himself from chasing after power due to him wanting to rule the kingdom and Macbeth will do whatever possible to keep the throne. Macbeth performs multiple murders just to keep his throne from falling into somebody else’s hand.

There are four types of leadership styles that describe the amount of interaction a leader has to its members. The leadership styles include autocratic, consultative and participative and free-rein leaders (Lamberton & Minor, 2014). Autocratic is a leadership style that has the leader as the “dictator” giving direction to members to follow. The group members are expected to follow the orders without inquiry and focus on task completion. This style leaves little room for individual development among its members however, can be effective in situations that demands strong leadership such as in crisis situations. Consultative leadership style involves having the leader spend a decent amount of time conferring with other members on ways to tackle the situation. Under this leadership, tasks are delegated to the proper individuals with the right skill set fit for job. The focus is on

As a result of his ambition, Macbeth's ambition caused him to be easily influenced. Everyone wants to know how's Macbeth's ambition caused him to be easily influenced ? Macbeth's ambition caused him to be influenced because of Lady Macbeth and the three witches. According to Act I, Scene V Lady Macbeth fears that her husband is to kind and polite that her husband is being too soft to seize the throne. She's saying that she wants it more than he does. She wants Macbeth to be more aggressive and she also wants to be known. Lady Macbeth wanted to change his humor and tone to influence him to be King of Cawdor. In spite of Lady Macbeth's intentions to influence Macbeth, the three witches wanted to change Macbeth's point of view that he won't be king forever.

Leadership scholars have presented many theories in understanding leadership. However, making sense of hundreds of books and thousands of studies is a complicated task, which is why many mistakenly think that leadership is an indefinable phenomenon. Some of us presume complete authority in our own favored ways. Novel leaders often discard the entire system used by the exiting leaders. In a catastrophic situation, persistence on individual style can be helpful; yet in a democratic culture, leaders don’t own the organization and must consider the right of the followers. Personal style and preference must be avoided in

In the play “Macbeth” written by William Shakespeare, several characters become very selfish and their behaviors end up destroying their loyalty to their own country, friends, and family. The unity needed between a king and his colleagues is very important to ones country for not only the present but also far in the future. Typically if the king has a son for a child than he shall be king after the father dies, but there are several characters that believe that they should be king or that their families should be higher up in society. The country of Scotland needs a new king who is well rounded in the traits of love, faith, courage and strength. A noble leader is presented but does he have the willpower to deserve this royalty?

Since the ancient times, Gods are been fabled to bestow the right to rule onto Kings. This is shown throughout the play as nature is sent into chaos in Macbeth’s reign. Furthermore, he is shown to be a good leader by how he handled the previous Thane of Cawdor for his treachery. The notable flaw in this character is being too trustworthy, as shown with his relationship with Macbeth and MacDonwald, in which he said, “There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face. He was a gentleman on whom I built an absolute

Fear [an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain or a threat.]. Fear can make you feel tough and feel greater than a person. Fear can help you protect yourself from others. Fear is an emotion, just like love. The difference they have between the two is how love connects people mentally, while fear can connect people verbally. Both these emotions help to connect. However, the use of fear has been greatly forgotten for they were either used in war or to feel great and mighty. In “ The Morals of a Prince”, by Niccolo Machiavelli. Machiavelli talks about how princes need to rule their ‘kingdom’ and how being feared will help the prince have a system that he has under control. However, we are living in the 21st century where there are rarely any kings who are rough and cruel. We need to promote love and not the act of being feared. We should not fear one another, nor should we fear the government or our lifestyles. To continue, fearing against other will bring chaos. We do not want to live in a society where fear is the only answer to control. We do not want to live in fear, for fear will not help us reach any means. Instead, fear will bring us to mistakes. For example, during the cold war, Americans feared atomic bombs and communism. By any means, they tried to get rid of it. In return, they had many

production, as I am a huge fan of Lord Of the Rings, and was excited

The contents and assignment in this course has helped me understand the various theories of leadership and how different leadership styles can have a negative or positive effect on followers and organizations. The leadership theories helped me understand the concept of leadership better because it educates me on the different leadership options that are available. Leadership and followership is not based on specific characteristics. Leaders must draw from things and approaches to find the right style. A follower’s attitude determines the way a leader leads. According to Johnson (2011) “Being a good follower means ensuring your boss is supported, but only if he is making optimum decisions”.

An all too common question when it comes to leadership; “Is it better to be feared or to be loved?” According to Machiavelli, it should be ones wish to be both, but it is safer to be feared. Which I do agree with. Leading through fear can equate to leading through discipline, which in turn keeps people on track and efficient; where-as leading with love is to understand and allow lax and un-disciplined work to continue. Fear motivates and this extends from child-hood. As a toddler children are motivated and disciplined by fear. You tell a child not touch a stove because it can burn you, when they refuse to listen you allow them the smallest touch, a second of burning scares them into believing you were right. Learning by fear has just begun,

The desire to rule can rule over people. In The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare the desire for political power alters the character of Macbeth. After battle, Macbeth shows his loyalty to King Duncan by saying, “...our duties/ Are to your throne and state children and servants,” (1.4.24-25). Macbeth’s personality leads him to be respectful and faithful to the throne. Macbeth’s loyal personality shifts as he gains a desire for political power. Macbeth’s change in personality starts with his murder of Macbeth, but we see that his original personality still causes him to have guilt. His subconscious punishes him when Macbeth hears whispers that “Glamis has murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor/ Shall sleep no more.” (2.2.40-41). Macbeth’s

Through his plays, Shakespeare also shows that he is disgruntled by the way in which the kings treat the common people, by writing the plays so that the kings always appear selfish and as if they disregard the people. In Macbeth, Shakespeare shows the comparison between Duncan, a king who treated people well and was respected for it, against Macbeth, a 'fallen hero', who after hearing the prophesies of the witches succumbed to his driving ambition. Duncan listened to the people and was widely respected, whereas Macbeth ignored the people, and associated only with his noble friends. Macbeth thought that he was assured the kingship and so he thought that there was no need to listen or respect the common people in the least. It was because of the witches' prophecies that Macbeth became king, and it was the prophesies which brought his downfall - Macbeth felt assured