Similarities Between Macbeth And Oedipus
Everything in the universe is subjected to the law of conservation of energy. In other words, all the energy is conserved; it can neither be destroyed nor formed. I believe that this principle also applies to relationships between people, whether it be among friends, lovers, families, or enemies. When one exerts malice, someday the hostility would return to torment the wrongdoer. Ever since I was a baby, my mother would remind me that nature’s absolute law was karma. She emphasized that I do not have to act as the police and struggle to straighten out the natural order because karma would restore justice. According to her theory, if someone had inflicted harm, that person was already covered in bad blood. As I mature, I increasingly notice the substantial role karma
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In fact, Oedipus even acted recklessly by unknowingly killing his own father because he faithfully believed that he had avoided his prophecy of marrying his own mother and killing his father. On the other hand, Macbeth knew that teaching “Bloody instructions… [would] return/ To plague th’ inventor” (I.vii.9-10) but chose to disregard the repercussion of killing King Duncan. The poem “I do believe in Karma” by Duggan accurately represents the consequences Oedipus and Macbeth had to encounter:
What goes around does come around as some are known to say And the time does come when for our sins to Karma we must pay.
He explained that the karma will get to people who surpassed the law and that ultimately everyone would be responsible for one’s action.
I was fortunate enough to be educated about the doctrine of karma at a young
In fact, Oedipus even acted recklessly by unknowingly killing his own father because he faithfully believed that he had avoided his prophecy of marrying his own mother and killing his father. On the other hand, Macbeth knew that teaching “Bloody instructions… [would] return/ To plague th’ inventor” (I.vii.9-10) but chose to disregard the repercussion of killing King Duncan. The poem “I do believe in Karma” by Duggan accurately represents the consequences Oedipus and Macbeth had to encounter:
What goes around does come around as some are known to say And the time does come when for our sins to Karma we must pay.
He explained that the karma will get to people who surpassed the law and that ultimately everyone would be responsible for one’s action.
I was fortunate enough to be educated about the doctrine of karma at a young