Similarities Between To Kill A Mockingbird And Macbeth

In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and “Macbeth” by William
Shakespeare both contain characters who have shown the loss of innocence. The reader is able to see the world of Maycomb through the eyes of an innocent child. Scout sees the world from her childhood perspective because she hasn’t seen evil, so she believes that people are essentially good. In “Macbeth,” Macbeth starts out as a soldier, in which people called him “Noble Macbeth.” He gives in to Lady Macbeth’s peer pressure, which helps pertain to Macbeth’s choices. Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird and Macbeth from the play “Macbeth,” each shows their loss of innocence by one ending up learning how to become more mature because of her environment and the other ended up committing
Macbeth also said, “I go and it is done. The bell invites me.” Macbeth kills Duncan. Macbeth is now a murderer. He is no longer innocent at all because he has taken the life of Duncan to fulfill his needs of being king. In act three (scene five), Macbeth kills Banquo and many others. Macbeth is not just trying to kill Banquo, but everybody he thinks are standing in his way. By the power of being king, Macbeth hires murderers to kill Banquo so he doesn’t have any ties to it. He has also said, “The castle of Macduff I will surprise, seize upon Fife, give to the edge of’ the sword his wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls that trace him in his line,” (Shakespeare 127). This quote is telling us that he will surprise Macduff’s castle at Fife and kill his wife and children. This shows loss of innocence because at first Macbeth didn't want anything to do with killing anybody, but now he kills the ones that he thinks are in his way along with their family. Although Macbeth’s actions and characteristics have shown loss of innocence, the result didn't help Macbeth in any