Friday, December 7, 2018

Macbeth vs Hitler?

Macbeth is described as a tyrant in the play, and that got me pondering the connections between Macbeth and the real world. When you think about a tyrant in real life, who comes to mind? Personally, I think of Hitler right off the bat. I started to wonder if there could be any connections between the actions of Macbeth and the actions of Hitler, and if so, I'd need to do some major life reevaluation, because I didn't think that Macbeth was honestly that bad, so maybe if I can relate him to Hitler, I'll hate him more.

After the help of a bit of research, I noticed that Hitler and Macbeth actually do share a few similarities. They both started out as noble soldiers in battle, first off. They also both had a thirst for power that drove them to do immoral things, such as kill all those in their way. However, they both had different ideologies for why they wanted to be in power. Hitler, though going about it entirely wrong, wanted to serve his country. Macbeth merely wanted to serve himself. Another difference was in their tactics - Hitler was actually smart and could think for himself, whereas Macbeth rode on the coattails of his wife's cunning mind. Hitler also achieved numerous things for his country, and Macbeth had no plans to help his country. He only wanted to help himself.

So, as of right now, Macbeth seems like a shady little cockroach, and Hitler actually seems like he knows what he's doing and has a plan for the future. However, when faced with death, Macbeth steps forward and battles his enemies in a final display of courage. Hitler, like a coward, kills himself in a really pathetic manner so as to not face his horrible crimes. So, though these two people were rather similar, it seems Hitler was smarter but more of a coward, and Macbeth was generally stupid but would not step back from his fate. I still feel like Macbeth wasn't really that bad. I mean, mass genocide versus a few deaths... Yeah, it's clear Macbeth isn't all that bad here.

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Macbeth vs Hitler?

Macbeth is described as a tyrant in the play, and that got me pondering the connections between Macbeth and the real world. When you think a...