Macbeth
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If three qualities most define Shakespeare’s Macbeth, they arguably are ambition, greed, and the supernatural. Macbeth is ambitious and covets the position of his superiors. Spurred on by the prophecies of three witches and the lustful desires for power of Lady Macbeth, Macbeth resorts to murder to achieve his ambitions. Such a tale of ambition, greed and the influence of the supernatural are highly relevant to today’s society. Many critics of the Bush administration argue that our involvement in the Iraq War is characteristic of Bush’s ambitions and not an effort to undermine terrorism. With respect to greed, from executives at Tyco, WorldCom and Martha Stewart Living/Omnimedia, tales of corporate greed characterize American business. Even the supernatural drives ambition and power in American politics, as evidenced by Nancy Reagan’s heavy reliance upon astrological seers during her husband’s eight year tenure as president. This analysis will demonstrate how the qualities of ambition, greed, and the supernatural so prevalent in Macbeth, written over 300 years ago, are still a significant part of American business and politics in contemporary society. Macbeth is the story of a man who is corrupted because of the lust for power. Such lust stems from Macbeth’s limitless ambition to be king. As Shakespeare has Macbeth admit regarding his ambitious actions, “Vaulting ambition…o’erleaps itself” (Shakespeare
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rading scandal. Worth hundreds of millions of dollars, Stewart risked going to jail and the collapse of her company to sell stock of Imclone worth about $58,000, based on insider information. Like Macbeth, who was flying high by being promoted and in good favor with the king and others, Stewart was in good favor with Wall Street and considered one of the most successful female entrepreneurs in the world. However, like Macbeth, she could not reign in her greed over a small amount of savings and now is going to jail, has resigned from her company, and has lost hundreds of millions of dollars in stock value as her company continues to decline. Miss Stewarts’ company has lost hundreds of millions in value, impacting her employees, undermining trust on Wall Street and in corporate America, and all because, like Macbeth, she was on the inside and used that position to further her own income for what to her could be considered chump change. As one Wall Street analyst maintains, “Nearly $9 trillion in market value has been lost on Wall Street due to greed. But while the average American has suffered staggering losses in 401(k) and pension value, and many have struggled to stay afloat, the average CEO has added millions to his person
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Approximate Word count = 2026
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page)
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