Compare Macbeth And Animal Farm

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    Macbeth's ambition is what allowed him to become powerful. Without ambition, it is impossible to achieve goals. Therefore, ambition is what allowed Macbeth to overcome his obstacles and come closer to his final goals. As soon as he developed the trait of vaulting ambition, Macbeth is able to make his life fall into place exactly the way he wants it to. He first murders Duncan so that he will become king. Macbeth's ambition is directly the cause of this tragic incident. This murder is in cold evil blood by Macbeth's own hand; at this point he starts seeking his future on his own and will overcome any obstacles in his

The greatest factor to Macbeth’s downfall should be attributed to his blind, uncontrollable ambition. This factor is first seen with the second appearance of the witches, upon which they meet Macbeth. Macbeth’s first thought to the prophecy “All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!” (1.3.63) is he must murder the king. This thought provides the groundwork in which Macbeth can seed his

In the beginning, the audience and the characters all see Macbeth as a righteous brave warrior. First, when the captain explains to Duncan that during their battle against the Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth and his friend Banquo are " as sparrows eagle, or the hare the lion"(I.ii.39"). The captain is comparing Macbeth to an eagle who fights a sparrow, or a lion fighting a hare, this shows how he is a great strong and righteous opponent because he was fighting for the noble King Duncan, and because he was such a strong fighter he is compared to a lion fighting a weak hare. However, this bravery is shifted to his ambition from his desire of power. Thus, the audience starts to understand Macbeth's ambitions when he starts to want more dominance than he currently has. He compares himself to a horse as he thinks the only thing he has is his “Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself”(I.vii.27). This comparison shows how a noble creature is corrupted by his ambition This shows Macbeth’s personality, and how he may start to develop now that he understands that part of himself. Shortly after, his

Initially, Macbeth’s emotional and physical journey begins with the prophecy that the three witches had told Macbeth about. Once the witches tell Macbeth that he will become the future king, his ambition become prominent as it is shown in the same scene as the witches when Macbeth says “Why do I find myself thinking about murdering king Duncan?” (21). So, right after the witches tell Macbeth that he will become king he already has this ambitious feeling of needing that power and doing whatever it takes to get it. However, at this point in the book Macbeth still is fighting the urge of wanting that power. To continue, in the next scene Macbeth finds himself becoming more consumed by the thought of becoming king that while with

He starts to think if whether or not to believe if he will be king. Which he himself knows how much that place of taking the throne is so valuable for him to be sitting as king. Macbeth’s ambition is defined as strong and able to desire to achieve something. This is also in Lady Macbeth during the whole play.

In lots of stories, there is character development. In certain cases of character development, the characters change because of certain things like power desire. Like in Lord of the Flies Jack one of the main boys in the book changes into an evil character craving the desire for power.He takes advantage of the young kids and uses them to take over and create a new tribe. While Ralph the other main boy in trying to run away from being hunted. That shapes him into his role into the whole story line. Also, like in Macbeth the main character, Macbeth, is changed because of a fortune told to him about his future. In that fortune, it is said he will be king, but his ally, Banquo, son’s will be kings after him. This turns Macbeth into a mad man thinking that his place will be taken by Banquo. So this sacredness and these expectations of being king drives him into being what he is in the book.

Macbeth displays ambition by the way he talks and his actions over the course of the play. Ambition is a strong desire to do or achieve something that takes hard work and dedication. In the play Macbeth, Macbeth has strong desire to be successful out on the battlefield and also in his pursuit to take over as king. Macbeth’s ambition is detrimental to himself and that is shown throughout the play. Macbeth’s strong desires and aspirations end up hurting him after all and the bad things he had done eventually catch up to him.

Macbeth and Animal Farm are both classic pieces of literature that have been studied across numerous of generations. Macbeth was written by William Shakespeare back in the early 17th century as a play to entertain various members of English royalty. Over three hundred years later, in 1945, George Orwell published Animal Farm with the purpose to criticise the Soviet Union. Macbeth tells the story of Lord Macbeth, the savage methods he used to reach the throne and be crowned the King of Scotland as well as his subsequent rule as a tyrant. Animal Farm is about a pig named Napoleon, his violent rise to power as leader of Animal Farm and his progression into a corrupt,

Macbeth and animal farm share a very similar theme but each has their own distinct setting, language and enhancement of scenes. In Animal farm the idea of power corrupts is enhanced through languages techniques such as imagery and alliteration. These techniques are used to give detail and information, evoking the reader’s imagination. Whereas, in Macbeth the scenes are enhanced through cinematic devices: editing, zooms, types of shots, lighting and etc. the setting in both text are also different, the animal farm the story takes place on a farm in England. This farm becomes a dystopian setting after Napoleon gains more and more power. In Kurzel’s Macbeth the story takes place in Scotland in medieval times, where wars, castles still existed.

As we finished reading and analyzing the story of Macbeth, we have found out his ambition which is the pursuit of power. Macbeth's ambition led him to his own downfall and have done things that is out of his characteristics. Macbeth's ambition represents a universal human pursuit of power because they will do anything to an extent to obtain power, they can be encouraged by someone to take action to get what they desire, and it can lead them to their own "downfall".

People are the way they are due to many elements. Where they live, who they are surrounded by, and life experiences that they encounter are all factors that plays a role in who they are as a person. Although humans can be very different from one another, humans can also be similar in other ways. No matter what background someone has or how well they are doing financially, there are two things that all humans have. Ambition and desire. Playwright, William Shakespeare, introduces several characters who are willing to take unimaginable risks to obtain success to their desires in his famous play, Macbeth. Characters Scar from The Lion King and Macbeth are fine examples of characters who are unable to stop their ambition and desire from taking impulsive actions. Scar and Macbeth are similar characters as they are both with a corrupt mindset as shown through their treatment of others, and their betrayal towards those who are loyal to them.

     Once Macbeth possessed the power of being Thane of Cawdor he began to exhibit more greed. He has just been given such a huge responsibility and once he was given new power, he craved more; especially when he stumbled upon the witches. He liked the power that he had and wanted to gain more, no matter what he has to do to get it. Macbeth had an encounter with the three witches and they had told him that he will become the next king. Although the witches did say this it did not mean that it was certain, it was just a possibility. But when Macbeth realized the opportunity for power he knew he wanted to become the king. This passage was in part of the letter that Macbeth wrote to Lady Macbeth: “Whiles I stood rapt in the wonder of it came missives from the King, who all-hailed me ‘Thane of Cawdor,’ by which title, before, these Weird Sisters saluted me and referred me to the coming on of time with ‘Hail, king that shalt be’” (1.5.6-10). . It seems as if the power and greed now had full control over him, he is doing things that he wouldn’t do when he did not have all this power. This is the first time that we see this side of Macbeth, the side of him that is greedy for power and is willing to kill the king to do so. In the beginning of the play the thought of being Thane of Cawdor never even crossed his mind, and by no means being

Macbeth started off as a loyal, strategic brave knight. "What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won."(Macbeth 1:1: 67) He was knnown to do anything to protect his king and country in battle. As macbeth gained power his character began to change. Macbeth grew greedy and became power hungry. The only thing that could satisify his need for power was the crown causing him to put