Comparison Of Macbeth And O. J. Simpson

Two men driven to the brink, while most would try to not fall down they accept their fate and enjoy the deafening roar of wind in their ears. In “The Tragedy Of Macbeth” by William Shakespeare the main character Macbeth with the flaw of ambition who attempts to become king by murdering the current king. He gets more than he bargained for when he kills the king and is inadvertently pulled into the rising action of depravity. On the other hand O.J. Simpson an ex football star murdered his ex wife and a friend of his in a fit of rage. Macbeth and O.J. Simpson are two, in a way, tragic heroes and somewhat sad examples of what happens when you believe you’re above the law. Both of these men destroyed their popularity when they committed murder and
As stated above O.J killed Nicole with his own hands and is the direct cause of her death. Macbeth's wife Lady Macbeth perished from suicide(Shakespeare, 5 - 5, 8 - 28) but was only driven to do so from having no outlet to deal with Macbeth's heinous acts. In a way Macbeth is a cause of his wife's death but nowhere near as directly a cause to her death as O.J was to Nicole's death. Nicole and Lady Macbeth died but only one of the pair were physically assaulted by their significant other, that person being
Macbeth was Thane of Cawdor (Shakespeare, 1 - 3, 70 - 78) before he became power hungry and even had the king of Scotland's respect under Macbeth's belt. In fact he respected Macbeth so much that he allowed himself to spend the night in Macbeth's castle (Shakespeare, 1 - 7, 75 - 77). Prior to O.Js crimes he was a record shattering football star and small time actor. They both led lives that for a time made many jealous however all good things must come to an end as they all do and after these men committed murder most people stopped looking up to