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Compare And Contrast Macbeth And A Simple Plan
Macbeth, a play written by William Shakespeare in the early 17th century, and A simple Plan, a 1998 Holly Wood production both present complex characters who allow themselves to be influenced and corrupted by dark forces. These two ____ illustrate two ordinary men, whose lives are both tragically altered for the worst, resulting in great hardships and suffering. Both men are married to Woman who end up being the driving force to their corruption and change in morals. Both Lady Macbeth and Sarah Mitchell are powerful, corrupt woman who are very intelligent as they understand their Husbands weaknesses and act as the dark forces, driving their husbands to act against their own moral conscience. Although the men are the ones to act upon their evil

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