Macbeth And Lord Of The Flies Analysis

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Positive and negative aspects of the human condition are frequently represented in Lord of the Flies and Macbeth. Foremost, The boys in Lord of the Flies turn into savages when put onto a island with no upper authority. The boys decide to kill pigs for the thrill of the hunt like when they say "Kill the pig! Cut her throat! Spill her blood!" (Golding. 186). The savage boys which mostly includes Jack’s group have fallen back in primitive instincts in a tough time which is human nature. Furthermore, In Macbeth Macbeth’s decision to kill the king leads him to a guilty conscience. After Macbeth kills Duncan he says ”Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood/ Clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather/ The multitudinous seas in incarnadine,/
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