The Tragedy of Macbeth O.J. Simpson had been known as one of America's best football players; he set records that still cannot be beat today, but we learned that he might have a dark side two years after he retired. In 1995, Simpson was accused of murdering his ex-wife. Even though he was not found guilty, a lot of evidence proves that he was. If this was not enough for people to turn against him, his conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping definitely convinced the majority that this man was not the saint they expected him to be. This can relate to Macbeth because he started out as a hero of his country and quickly transformed into a tyrannical king. Macbeth is responsible because he allowed himself to be pressured by the Three Witches’…show more content… She asks, “As thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that/Which thou esteem’st the ornament of life,/And live a coward in thine own esteem,/Letting “I dare not” wait upon “I would, ”/Like the poor cat i' th' adage?”(1.7.45-49). Here, Lady Macbeth calls Macbeth a coward who only wishes to do things but never does them. When Macbeth gets lectured like this by his wife, he immediately feels the need to prove that he is a man and expresses his determination by saying, “I am settled, and bend up/Each corporal agent to this terrible feat./Away, and mock the time with fairest show./False face must hide what the false heart…show more content… Macbeth is so determined to fulfill his desires of staying king that he starts to kill his friends. In the play, Macbeth says, ”To be thus is nothing,/But to be safely thus. Our fears in Banquo/Stick deep, and in his royalty of nature/Reigns that which would be feared. 'Tis much he dares,/And to that dauntless temper of his mind/He hath a wisdom that doth guide his valor/To act in safety”(3.1.52-59). At this point, Macbeth does not trust Banquo anymore and he feels threatened by him. As a result of this, Macbeth orders assassins to kill Banquo and his son. Furthermore, when Macbeth finds out Macduff has fled to England, he says, “Time, thou anticipat’st my dread exploits . . . The castle of Macduff I will surprise,/Seize upon Fife, give to th' edge o' th' sword/His wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls/That trace him in his line” (4.1.164, 171-174). This text means that Macbeth has decided that he needs to start making plans ahead of time, so he orders Macduff's family to be killed to retaliate against Macduff for not being loyal. These two extreme examples show how far Macbeth is willing to go because of his ambition to remain as
