Macbeth and Stalin
Essay
The great American President Abraham Lincoln said “Nearly all men can stand adversity but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power” (Lincoln). Abraham Lincoln explained that hardships are a part of man’s life and many great achievements are attained by overcoming the difficulties faced in our lifetime. However, the test of man’s character comes through the handling of power. A righteous and moral man wills not exploit its power as opposed to corrupt leader who will pursue his self-interests by misusing his power. Such assumptions can be made with the ruthless and mass murderer dictator, Joseph Stalin and the cruel tyrant from Shakespeare play Macbeth. Joseph Stalin is known as the most merciless and murderous dictator in history. While ruling the soviet USSR for quarter of the century his regime caused many deaths of innocent people and prominent political members. From 1924 onwards, he executed many political members most notable Lenin’s heir, Leon Leon Trotsky whom he had him expelled from Soviet Union and assassinated in Mexico. In 1952-1953, he arrested many doctors, mostly Jewish on charging them as conspiratorial assassins of Soviet Leaders. Similarly, Macbeth was a brutal tyrant who committed regicide to become the king and perform further murderous acts to stay in authoritative position. Both oppressive dictators perform treacherous sins for their greed of power. This ultimately results in both leaders attaining power through wrong intentions, following corruption and paranoid state of mind during their regime. However Joseph Stalin’s cunning and intellectual skills led him into power till his death; on the other hand, Macbeth's impulsiveness led to his lack of control and eventually death.
Macbeth and Joseph Stalin both indulge in wrongful intentions such as the killing of members in political hierarchy and also innocent people to attain authoritative position of the state. Due to Macbeth greediness of power, he is influenced and
The great American President Abraham Lincoln said “Nearly all men can stand adversity but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power” (Lincoln). Abraham Lincoln explained that hardships are a part of man’s life and many great achievements are attained by overcoming the difficulties faced in our lifetime. However, the test of man’s character comes through the handling of power. A righteous and moral man wills not exploit its power as opposed to corrupt leader who will pursue his self-interests by misusing his power. Such assumptions can be made with the ruthless and mass murderer dictator, Joseph Stalin and the cruel tyrant from Shakespeare play Macbeth. Joseph Stalin is known as the most merciless and murderous dictator in history. While ruling the soviet USSR for quarter of the century his regime caused many deaths of innocent people and prominent political members. From 1924 onwards, he executed many political members most notable Lenin’s heir, Leon Leon Trotsky whom he had him expelled from Soviet Union and assassinated in Mexico. In 1952-1953, he arrested many doctors, mostly Jewish on charging them as conspiratorial assassins of Soviet Leaders. Similarly, Macbeth was a brutal tyrant who committed regicide to become the king and perform further murderous acts to stay in authoritative position. Both oppressive dictators perform treacherous sins for their greed of power. This ultimately results in both leaders attaining power through wrong intentions, following corruption and paranoid state of mind during their regime. However Joseph Stalin’s cunning and intellectual skills led him into power till his death; on the other hand, Macbeth's impulsiveness led to his lack of control and eventually death.
Macbeth and Joseph Stalin both indulge in wrongful intentions such as the killing of members in political hierarchy and also innocent people to attain authoritative position of the state. Due to Macbeth greediness of power, he is influenced and