Macbeth & Mafia

The thesis statement argues that the play Macbeth and the organization known as the Mafia have much in common despite their differences. Both Macbeth and John Gotti allow their unbridled ambition and greed to corrupt their value systems as they use premeditated murder to rise to power.

(a) The two are similar in bravery, loyalty and ruthlessness.

(a) Gotti’s murder of Paul Castellano.

(b) Gotti’s murder of Tommy Bilotti.

(b) Macbeth’s murder of Banquo and attempted murder of Fleance.

Similar character qualities contributed to downfall of Macbeth and Gotti.

There are many similarities between Macbeth and the Mafia. Both have a clear desire for power demonstrated by their utilization of premeditated murder and change in value system that often accompanies unbridled ambition. Similarities between the play and organized crime include their organizational structure and rules o

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lved in the kidnapping, but that didn’t stop Gotti or Gambino from becoming his mentor. Macbeth and Gotti also achieved their biggest rise in power by murdering the top leaders of their respective organizations. Macbeth murdered King Duncan because he is ambitious to become king. Gotti murdered Paul Castellano, the former head of the Gambino crime family before Gotti. Both of these murders came about in a similar manner. Macbeth was eager and ambitious to become king. He also was worried that Banquo’s sons would sit on the throne because of the predictions of the witches. Thus, Macbeth will murder Duncan because of his own ambition and greed, but also because he is worried that Banquo and his sons are a threat to his power. As he says to Lady Macbeth, “Let your remembrance apply to Banquo;/Present him eminence, both with eye and tongue:/Unsafe the while, that we/Must lave our honours in these flattering streams;/And make our faces vizards to our hearts,/Disguising what they are” (Shakespeare 1057). John Gotti murdered Paul Castellano for the exact same reasons as Macbeth carried out the premeditated “hits” on Duncan, Banquo and Macduff’s family. To consolidate his power and wealth and because he feared Castellano w
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Approximate Word count = 1818
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page)