A Tale Of Two Brothers Character Analysis

After rigorous investigation, the character of Macbeth seems to be the mirror of a multitude of characters including Bashar Al-Assad, Kim Jong-Un and other oppressive leaders. However, Macbeth is also identical to fictional characters like Simba’s uncle, Scar, from “The Lion King” and “A Tale Of Two Brothers”. Although both characters were invented at different times, the character Scar from Lion King seems to be the exact likeness of the character Macbeth.

The same humble beginnings is indeed an experience that both characters lived through. Both characters were innocent and loyal until temptation and dreadful ambition started to kick in. In the beginning of “A Tale Of Two Brothers”, Scar, formerly known as Taka, was born to the royal
Scar after getting rid of Mufasa, begins to slowly unveil a darker side to him. In this darker side, he expresses a lack of morals and tyranny in multiple ways including murder and carelessness. When Scar is king, his paramount was to preserve the throne only to himself and he did not care about the animals inhabiting Pride Lands. When the animals of Pride Lands were under the rule of the Scar, they were starving to death. Although Scar knew that his animals were starving to death, the malevolent king did nothing to stop the widespread starvation. Also, Scar expresses his tyranny when he tries to kill the rightful heir, Simba, who comes back to confront the murderer of his father. Trying to kill the rightful heir is by far the most heinous act of tyranny performed by Scar. On the other hand, Macbeth displays similar attributes and performs similar actions. Macbeth has an identical objective of preserving the throne to none but himself. During his rulership, Macbeth orders the murder and kills numerous people who might be a threat to his throne. In Act 3, Macbeth hires three murders to kill Banquo because Banquo displayed doubt and suspicion towards Macbeth’s right to kingship. The three murders were also hired to kill Fleance but they fail. In Act 4, Macbeth orders the murderers to kill Macduff’s wife and son because Macbeth suspects Macduff might be a traitor and he might betray Macbeth especially after he fled to England. Macbeth murder or responsibility of death of multiple people who may be a threat to his throne are the clearest signs of Macbeth’s tyranny. One of the clearest examples of lack of morals expressed by both characters was dishonesty. Both, Scar and Macbeth hide the truth about their murder of the rightful king by blaming the murder on someone else. For example, when Scar murders Mufasa, he later convinces Simba that he is responsible for