Comparing Lady Macbeth And William Golding's Lord Of The Flies

Instead of Macbeth being Thane of Glamis, he is a high-class chef of a well-renowned restaurant in the middle of London. The environment in Shakespeare Retold has changed from a Shakespearean era to the 21st century. Both Macbeth and Joe have high positions that will eventually lead to their downfall. Both the play and the film emphasize on the same values and they demonstrate how ambition and greed drive a human to their insanity and madness. For example, in Shakespeare Retold, Joe was introduced as a kind, jovial person who as a chef himself taught his fellow cooks how to properly make food. His desire to secure his throne, in this case, the main chef, made him disoriented and was breaking plates, and burning food, something he wouldn't do before. The loving aura changed and it was just filled with chaos, in which the environment was not a place where his workers wanted to be. The change of scenery from the kitchen to an ominous night was effective in such that viewers could see that it meant something bad was about to happened. Lastly, at the end of the film, the kitchen in a highly renowned restaurant was not as luminous as before. The lights were turned off by Joe, and this is where we could see that he was beginning to shut himself down.

Many people know about William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” and know that it is a good play but not many people know that Shakespeare used Raphael Holinshed’s “Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland” as a source. In both stories there are many differences and similarities but the main one is the character Macbeth. Macbeth is a character in both stories but they both give him different and similar personalities, actions, and feelings.

There are many differences between interpretations of William Shakespeare's MacBeth. This essay wall contrast Shakespeare's original version and a movie version by Roman Polanski produced in 1970. Three major differences will be discussed.

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In the play Macbeth, ambition, strength, and insanity play major roles in how the characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth behave and react. Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth present all 3 of these behaviors at one time or another during the play. However, there behaviors progress in very different ways. While Macbeth gets stronger and more ambitious, Lady Macbeth does the opposite. She starts out strong and ambitious, but becomes weaker and more reserved.

When comparing the book Macbeth by Shakespeare, and the movie Macbeth directed by Justin Kurzel a few differences occur. One difference being the order in which the witches presented in the novel and movie. In the book, the witches are presented in the first act and first scene, whereas the witches in the movie are shown after Macbeth’s fight scene. Also in this scene, the witches say the “Fair is foul and foul is fair” chant separately, whereas in the book the witches say this chant in unison at the end of the scene. The reasons behind these changes vary, from making more logical sense to other to how “creepy” the director could lay the movie out. Although in the book version of Macbeth the chant the witches say in unison makes more sense because of its purpose of foreshadowing for what later happens in Macbeth, the director uses this scene to incorporate a spooky feeling towards the beginning of the movie, primarily using their tones and physical appearance to portray the book, rather than using the meaning of the words to portray the book.

“Some day you will find out that there is far more happiness in another's happiness than in your own” (Honoré de Balzac 98). Honré de Balzac is a French author and playwright, his quote is from one of his well known novel, Pere Goriot, in which a wealthy merchant sacrifices everything for his daughters. In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth and Jon Krakauer’s book Into the Wild, the main characters have not realized that there is more happiness in another’s happiness than their own and are very self oriented. In Shakespeare’s work, the protagonist Macbeth is bent on gaining power, so he kills King Duncan in hopes of becoming the new monarch, which results in many destroyed relationships. While Macbeth is king, guilt and paranoia eat at him, resulting in Macbeth murdering even more people. Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer, features Chris McCandless, an unhappy college student, who leaves his home and family to hitchhike across the United States and ultimately ends up dead. On his epic adventure McCandless survives on only the necessities, creates and breaks many friendships and even though he doesn’t murder friends like Macbeth, he still deeply hurts them. Shakespeare and Krakauer’s characters exhibit the sacrifice needed to accomplish their goals through giving up one’s health for a greater cause and breaking relationships for one’s own gain.

“ Human nature at times is unfortunately very ugly and I learned that the world can be a very

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.

“Macbeth” by William Shakespeare and “A Tale Of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens are two classic pieces of literature with the most unforgettable stories and characters. Two characters included within these books are Madame Defarge of “A Tale Of Two Cities” and Lady Macbeth of “Macbeth” ,both posing as prevailing female characters. Madame Defarge has been created as a stong but unchanging character, whereas Lady Macbeth was formed as a stong but compelling character. Though these characters may be portrayed differently, they are developed the same way, through the same technique. In the books, “A Tale Of Two Cities” and “Macbeth”, the most common way the two characters, Lady Macbeth and Madame Defarge, were characterized was their attitudes and how their perspectives changed with given circumstance throughout the book. Though the two have traits on the opposite spectrum they both were developed the same way.

There are more than enough examples from Macbeth and Great Expectations to prove that “subversion of gender roles,” a term that describes someone acting in a way that is not expected from those of their said gender, is evident in both writing pieces. There are a number of connections between the women of the play and novel; this can be seen in their stern, powerful and leader-like and always changing personalities that a number of female characters share. For instance, Miss Havisham’s burning hatred for men that she implemented into Estella 's mind, to Lady Macbeth’s level of ambition to have her husband become king. Others include similarities in levels of knowledge, even though they were considered “commoners” on a part of the social ladder where a lack of knowledge is expected, and examples of how they use their high levels of knowledge to their advantage. This can also be considered evidence of subversion of gender roles; women at the time were not expected to be knowledgeable by society as they are now. Other connections would be based on the topic of visual appearance overall, with connections to how they portray themselves to other characters and the reader throughout. The women of these two works show an exceptionable amount of power, control and capability of holding a family together a number of times throughout the novel and the play. A leading factor in this is their personalities- they spoke their mind, and were not afraid of the consequences. which happen to be

Greek philosopher Aristotle once said, "Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others." In F.Scott Fitzgerald's, The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald follows the Aristotelian characteristics of a tragic hero in the development of Jay Gatsby similar to Shakespeare's play Macbeth with Macbeth. The decline of both character's fortunes is led by their hamartia's. Gatsby and Macbeth are tragic heroes because of their greed, relationships with woman, and ego.

In the novella The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, there are endless differences in the plot, but stunning similarity between the themes that are discussed. A major theme in both works is the theme of ambition, more specifically what their objectives are, how they attempt to attain them, and the product of their endeavours. Jay Gatsby, from The Great Gatsby, is one of the main characters that demonstrates the theme of ambition throughout the plot. In the play Macbeth, the main character, Macbeth, also shows these characteristics. An example of these characteristics is Jay Gatsby wanting to achieve the ‘American Dream’; becoming wealthy and having lots of success in everything. Macbeth, also shows these qualities, as he has an unquenchable thirst to rule over Scotland. Ambition is a key theme in both The Great Gatsby, and Macbeth; the main characters both possess it, and it demonstrates how it can lead to power, then to demise.

In life, there are many natural tragedies that can strike a person and completely change their lives. Then there are people who are the cause of said tragedies and these people are often inflicted upon by a conflicting emotion; guilt. Guilt is an internal struggle that can lead to serious medical conditions such as depression or becoming suicidal. In both the Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, and the play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, the main characters all face situations in which a great amount of guilt is put upon them. In order to deal with the guilt, Amir, from the Kite Runner and Macbeth and Lady Macbeth from Macbeth, have diverse initial reactions, similar coping mechanisms and opposite approaches to the final submission. It is

Often times in society, terrible things happen like terrorism, war, murder, and rape. After hearing about these types of events, we are often left in shock and debating the thought processes behind such wicked deeds. We should not be asking ourselves what were those people thinking but rather why these actions keep happening with no sense or morality. So, why do people act with no sense of right or wrong? This question directly ties over to our two works this semester: Macbeth by William Shakespeare and Lord of the Flies by William Golding. In these two pieces of literature, the main characters have committed acts of great immorality after they have faced struggles or decisions in their lives, leading them to make choices they would not normally make. Although one may originally be able to deem what's right and wrong, in cases of personal hardship personal desires lead to a loss of morality because of the prioritizing of self over others.