Comparison Between Macbeth And Into The Wild

Furthermore, Macbeth wants to enjoy what he has earned from his services. He has earned the title of Thane of Cawdor. He knows that if he proceeds with the murder of Duncan could lose men’s good opinions of him. However, when Lady Macbeth hears this she attacks her husband’s weakest spot; his courage. She tells him he will only be a man if he commits the murder.

Macbeth's feels that his destiny is to become King and rule with all the power that goes with kingship. The three witches on his way back to the kingdom, prophesied that he would rise to kingship. They said "All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Glamis" (I, 3, 48), and then as the thane of Cawdor "All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor" (I, 3, 49). At this point in the play Macbeth had just become thane of Glamis, and the thane of Cawdor is still alive. Then, the witches greeted Macbeth as the King of Scotland saying "All hail, Macbeth! That shalt be King hereafter" (I, 3, 50). This is the point in the tragedy where Macbeth starts to think as a villain. If the witches had never greeted him as King on Scotland, then he would probably never have contemplated killing Duncan in the first place. At first, he believes that he will need to kill King Duncan. Though at the end of Act 1, Scene 3, he thinks that perhaps he doesn't need to do anything to become the king saying "If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me without my stir.", showing he is a man of honor and morals. Then, Lady Macbeth hears of the prophecy in his letters and decides immediately for him that King Duncan must die, showing Macbeth's doubt. An

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Initially, Macbeth is viewed as a brave and loyal soldier, with Duncan praising him by expressing that “More is thy due than more than all can pay” (1.4.21). At this point, he has not been influenced by the three witches. Yet, by Duncan implying his importance, Macbeth gains a sense of self-worth and this arouses power within. His clear desire to be titled Thane of Cawdor while then having a growing temptation to commit regicide clearly demonstrate the early stages of his corruption and forms a basis for utilizing illegitimate power.

“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.

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     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

In the words of T.S. Eliot, “We can say of Shakespeare, that never has a man turned so little knowledge to such great account” (Eliot). The works of Shakespeare are known throughout the world as classic literary pieces. The lessons learned through reading Shakespeare have carried themselves and remain to be true although they have been around for hundreds of years. The style in which William Shakespeare wrote has influenced a great amount of the literature that has been written in the more recent past-- books that are read throughout schools in the United States today. It is necessary to read the work of William Shakespeare in schools today, not only because of the lessons in his work, but to understand the roots of some of today’s literature.

Despite the manipulation from Lady Macbeth, Macbeth is the one who ultimately makes the decision to murder King Duncan in order to become king. When Macbeth is given the title of Thane of Cawdor and the witches’ prophecies come to him, the thoughts of murdering King Duncan to become King emerge in Macbeth’s mind. Macbeth has mixed-feelings about the prophecies and asks himself, “Why do I yield to that suggestion whose horrid image doth unfix my hair, and make my seated heart knock at my ribs, against the use of nature? Present fears are less than horrible imaginings: my thought, whose murder yet is

The manner in which he became Thane of Cawdor immediately following the 'weird sister's' predictions strikes him solely as a coincidence, but initiates his musings as to how it would feel to be King. Upon his return Lady Macbeth endeavors to show Macbeth the manner in which his dreams that he dismissed as impossibilities, could become realities. Lady Macbeth attempted to convince him of the righteousness of the act, luring him with images of being king. He answered, still clutching at his original morals:

The witches confront Macbeth and state that they foresee he will rise to power. The title Thane of Cawdor holds many possibilities for Macbeth. With it comes the opportunity for a more comfortable life with his wife. However Macbeth understands that to make this fantasy possible he must kill the now reigning king, Duncan. He ponders the witches fortune and realizes his true desires “Let not light see my black and deep desires,” (1:4:58).

His infidelity breaks the trust between him and Duncan because of his immense betrayal to not only the King, but to the country of Scotland. He quickly becomes a man whom Duncan could no longer rely upon, for this reason, Duncan awards the title to a noble and courageous soldier, Macbeth. Dramatic irony is presented in this line because as Duncan is addressing the unfaithfulness of the old thane, it is followed by the entry of Macbeth to the scene, a man who later misuses his power to betray the King. To Duncan, Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, is appeared to be virtuous and courageous because of his heroic performance in the battle for defeating the opponent, Macdonwald. The King demonstrates his satisfaction towards Macbeth through a conversation with Banquo. He describes Macbeth as “full so valiant, And in his commendations [King Duncan is] fed; It is a banquet to [him]… It is a peerless kinsman.” (1.4.56-60). In this speech, King Duncan truly admires Macbeth’s valiancy and describes him as a man without equal. He congratulates Macbeth for his courage on the battlefield and as followed by the witches’ prophecies of Macbeth, “...All hail, Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor…” (1.3.50), he replaces and becomes the new Thane of Cawdor. This speech reveals the gullible nature of Duncan who once trusted the old thane and anew, believes the new thane will be loyal to the country. By all means, Duncan is clueless of

In this extract, Macbeth responds to the witches prophecies. “Two truths are told, As happy as prologues to the swelling act Of the imperial theme.” The witches have been proved right on two counts, they correctly said Macbeth will become the Thane of Cawdor as well as Glamis. And how he hopes the next largest truth will come true and he will become the King of Scotland. Shakespeare begins to show the conflict within Macbeth, “This supernatural soliciting Cannot be ill, cannot be good: if ill, why hath it given me earnest of success Commencing in a truth?”

Some artistic differences are that in the beginning of the play they start off with soldiers fighting with Macbeth which affects the audience because it grabs their attention. The play's setting was consistent throughout the first two scenes in act one. Some differences in the movie is that the witches were switched for later on in the play and also killed the captain. The witches are being conveyed as evil for killing the captain. The can of worms comic didn't Necessary have any difference only that it had images. The classic comic has more modern words (1.1.1.3) and helps you understand the story more. I think the classic comic was more effective because it has modern language (1.1.2.3) so it helps the reader understand the story more thoroughly.

This was spoken by King Duncan to Ross and was meant to show the characterization of the king as an individual who respects and praises loyalty; this is shown by Duncan given the previous Thane of Cawdor’s title to Macbeth. By giving Macbeth the title of Thane, Duncan intended to reward him for his services and continue to be loyal, while also having a higher position in the nobility. Nonetheless, Duncan experiences situational irony because Macbeth kills and takes his title of king. Plus, Duncan lives up to the archetype of a king who provides a reward for a hero when they save their kingdom.