Friday, December 7, 2018

Is justice served?

Is justice truly served at the end of Macbeth? Honestly, I'm not really certain it is. Sure, Macbeth dies in the end as everyone wanted, but the issue is, the damage Macbeth caused has already sunk in for good. He has killed people, and the scars of his actions will wound people even long after his actual death. For example, the kingdom will suffer due to the unstability of having a great king, to a bad king, to no king. Though Banquo's son, Fleance, is the rightful owner to the throne, it isn't for certain how or when he comes back. Another type of damage is the damage that Duncan's death put onto his people. They will likely be more untrusting after the death of their beloved king, and that will last for decades. Finally, there is the personal emotional pain that Macbeth left on people such as Macduff and Fleance. To have your family murdered, especially right in front of you, is a gruesome reminder that the world is a cruel, cruel place, and it's full of cruel and disgustng people. Though Macbeth died, I don't believe that justice was actually served. Justice is never served in the event of murder; evil is only stopped, never corrected.

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