The Corruption of: MacBeth .
In life, some people crave power above all else, whether its wealth, control or position. Once some has been gained, it can be very hard not to let it go to your head. In the story of MacBeth, the lead character is not satisfied with the little amount of power he has. This thirst for more power is augmented when he becomes the thane of cawdor. MacBeth's problem is that he can't stop there. He wants the ultimate power that comes with being king. The only way he can become king is by killing Duncan and this is the beginning of MacBeth's corruption. MacBeth then kills Banquo and MacDuffs family in order to stay in power. This displays that he has become even more corrupt as king. By the end he is completely corrupt that his people come and rise against him and finally he meets his demise. These points show that "the more power that MacBeth gained the more corrupt he became.".
At the beginning of MacBeth, MacBeth's title did not give him much power. His title restricted him to the role of a soldier for the King. As the Thane of Glamis MacBeth was nothing more than a loyal soldier and servant to King Duncan, fighting bravely in a bloody civil war. While performing his duties MacBeth found and killed the Thane of Cawdor, the traitor to the King. After the war, three witches tell MacBeth that he will become the new Thane of Cawdor and then the new King. In the conversation with MacBeth the first and second Witches speak of MacBeth becoming the Thane of Cawdor and King when they say "All Hail, MacBeth! Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!"(1.iii.51-52) and "All hail, MacBeth! That shalt be king hereafter."(1.iii.53). MacBeth is at first in disbelief that he will acquire all that power. It is not until Ross and Angus arrive that MacBeth begins to think differently. King Duncan sends Ross and Angus to deliver a message to MacBeth. As a reward for killing the traitor, MacBeth has been named the new Thane of Cawdor.
