There are many different types of power which a person
may have. Some of the time, however, the person in that
power is not the best person to be in that power. This is
especially true in William Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Throughout the course of the play, the Three Witches and
Lady Macbeth are the people with the most power over
Macbeth's life. The more power that a person has, the more
corrupt they become. Many different people in Macbeth
have power, and there are different ways to be powerful,
Usually, men are the ones who are outward and aggressive
about it, and women are more subdued about it. Lady
Macbeth has a great deal of power over Macbeth the
power which she holds over him, is the fact that she
possesses more of the "manly" quality than Macbeth himself
does. Because of this, Macbeth is ashamed of himself. As a
result of Macbeth's shame, he attempts to do everything in
his power to prove himself to Lady Macbeth. He is
attempting to prove himself to Lady......
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