In a short essay (5 paragraphs) explain this quote:"Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely."Make sure you give examples of how this is true both in *Macbeth* and in real life.
Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely means haviing power that can corrupt someones judgement and how the treat others. Absolute power is like a ruler who has power, but at the same the ruler takes advantage of that power. I also think that this quote could say that even with lots of power there's no good in it or use of it.
For example, once Macbeth went to go kill the king; he and his wife became king and queen. Lady macbeth was very trilled that she became queen because she wanted authority. Which also made her have absolute power. With this power that she been wanting she could rule or kill someone with one word.
Another example could be, the sons of Duncan. Malclom and Donalbain. Once they found out of that their father was killed they escaped because they were cowards. This shows that they were the next heir to absolute power, but instead of taking the opportunity they rejected it or corrupted it.
Another example could be, like in Alice in Wonderland (Johnny Depp version). The queen with the big head was never in charge of the kingdom only the white queen her sister (Ann Hathaway); but then one day the big head ambushed her sister with all her people. She took the crown and made her self queen. from there on she took advantae of the crown and anybody (or off with their heads!) who pissed her off.
To conclude, Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely can mean tAKING AN ADVANTAGE of the crown and using it for bad. Or it can mean having the advantage but not taking it. What will you decide?
Your idea about the boys corruption is interesting. I never thought about how that might be a bad thing. Do you think they should have stayed, or would they have been the next target for murder?
ReplyDeletethey could've stayed because they never know if they were going to get killed.
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