Macbeth True Character

True Character
One’s true character traits can be hard to read. In the case of one’s ambition and his or her movement of power in the hierarchy, one’s instinctive choices show their true character traits. Macbeth, written by Shakespeare, and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, produced by George Lucas and Rick McCallum, display characters’ who are merciless, savage, and courageous in the case of a shift of power in the hierarchy.
To begin, Macbeth’s leading character Macbeth and Star Wars’ Emperor Palpatine are both prominent examples of one being merciless. First off, the leading role, Macbeth, in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, is ambitious to become king of Scotland. Macbeth proceeds to murder King Duncan to become king. But he does not stop there,
To start off, Lady Macbeth desired to become queen and have Macbeth be her king. Instinctively, Lady Macbeth pushes Macbeth to murder Duncan and plants the daggers on the guards in order to help Macbeth become king and ultimately her become queen. Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth “Infirm of purpose! / Give me the daggers. The sleeping and the dead / Are but as pictures,” showing how she has no regret with what has just happened and therefore how savage she really is (Macbeth, 52-54). Secondly, Anakin wants to become a sith and rule the galaxy with Palpatine. Anakin’s wife and child bearer, Padmé, comes to visit Anakin because she heard he switched to the dark side. Upon Padmé questioning Anakin, Obi-Wan Kenobi exits the Naboo Cruiser; Anakin says to Padmé “You’re with him. You’ve betrayed me!” and intuitively begins to choke Padmé (Revenge of the Sith, 1:46:20). When Anakin releases Padmé he does not apologize to her, nor does he realize that what he had done to her was wrong, displaying how savage Anakin truly is. Overall, this is why Lady Macbeth and Anakin Skywalker are great examples of one’s instinctive choices showing that he or she is completely
To begin, Malcolm from the play Macbeth aspires to be king and is next in line for the throne once Macbeth is destroyed. Instinctively, Malcolm says to Macduff that “Old Siward, with ten thousand warlike men, / Already at a point, was setting forth” to fight Macbeth (Macbeth, 136-137). Malcolm risking his life storming up Dunsinane Hill with the troops in order to become king of Scotland shows how courageous he is. Next, Obi-Wan Kenobi from Star Wars has his position of Jedi Master and General in the Army of the Republic threatened by Anakin. Obi-Wan chooses to fight Anakin, Obi-Wan says “I will do what I must” and ignites his lightsaber, initiating the battle against Anakin (Revenge of the Sith, 1:47:50). Fighting Anakin shows how courageous Obi-Wan is because he put his life at risk to hold his Jedi position and to better the lives of the people around him. For these reasons, Malcolm and Obi-Wan Kenobi are strong examples of one’s instinctive decisions showing that he is truly