DRA 225 MacBeth 50 Cent Paper
Rohit Verma
DRA 22508
While taking place in two completely different worlds, MacBeth and 50 Cent share many common qualities. MacBeth was a man of ambition, likewise so is 50 Cent. Both 50 Cent and
MacBeth have an overbearing ego so to speak, they both think they’re untouchable. They both do not sucumb to fear, they overcome it. They both have power complexes where they think they’re at a higher level than everybody else. It could be said that MacBeth and 50 Cent are almost the same person in different time periods, their perspective towards life and how to go about it are extremely similar. In the song “Many Men” by 50 Cent, he talks about how his ambition drives him to where he is. He says “
I 'm trying to be what I 'm destined to be and niggaz trying to take my life away, I put a hole in nigga for fucking with me”. He has the drive, and he’s willing to overcome any hurdles that come in the way. He has no fear of the repercussions because he knows he can get away with whatever he wants. Likewise, MacBeth has the same ambition. Hearing the witches tell him he would become the King, he becomes willing to do anything to get to his goal. At the end of Act 1 Scene 7, MacBeth says
“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 doth know”. He’s ready to kill Duncan (the King) and tells his wife to show no hints as to what is about to happen. Despite his previous considerations as to whether he would be able to kill him or not, the ambition to be the King supersedes that and is what leads him to kill Duncan.
Both MacBeth and 50 Cent would do anything to get to their goal, as shown even including murder. Another common characteristic of both MacBeth and 50 Cent is the power complex they both share. They both show throughout the play and song that they believe to be stronger than everybody else. 50 Cent towards the end claims
DRA 22508
While taking place in two completely different worlds, MacBeth and 50 Cent share many common qualities. MacBeth was a man of ambition, likewise so is 50 Cent. Both 50 Cent and
MacBeth have an overbearing ego so to speak, they both think they’re untouchable. They both do not sucumb to fear, they overcome it. They both have power complexes where they think they’re at a higher level than everybody else. It could be said that MacBeth and 50 Cent are almost the same person in different time periods, their perspective towards life and how to go about it are extremely similar. In the song “Many Men” by 50 Cent, he talks about how his ambition drives him to where he is. He says “
I 'm trying to be what I 'm destined to be and niggaz trying to take my life away, I put a hole in nigga for fucking with me”. He has the drive, and he’s willing to overcome any hurdles that come in the way. He has no fear of the repercussions because he knows he can get away with whatever he wants. Likewise, MacBeth has the same ambition. Hearing the witches tell him he would become the King, he becomes willing to do anything to get to his goal. At the end of Act 1 Scene 7, MacBeth says
“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 doth know”. He’s ready to kill Duncan (the King) and tells his wife to show no hints as to what is about to happen. Despite his previous considerations as to whether he would be able to kill him or not, the ambition to be the King supersedes that and is what leads him to kill Duncan.
Both MacBeth and 50 Cent would do anything to get to their goal, as shown even including murder. Another common characteristic of both MacBeth and 50 Cent is the power complex they both share. They both show throughout the play and song that they believe to be stronger than everybody else. 50 Cent towards the end claims