Thursday, February 9, 2012


Macbeth can be compared to Hitler in the way that he manipulates his use of power. Just as Hitler got the Nazis to kill all the Jews, Macbeth has hired men to murder Duncan and now Banquo and Fleance. He succeeded at two out of the three murders, but Fleance managed to escape. Macbeth's servants and wife are just like the bystanders at the Holocaust. Just as Capesius appeared as a friendly face to his friends and patients, the servants and Lady Macbeth make Macbeth's castle seem inviting and a nice place to stay the night or for dinner. The bystanders and onlookers in both the Holocaust and in Macbeth are caught in a hard place. They are told to put others to death. Are they committing a crime? Or simply just performing a task they were ordered to do? I believe that it is wrong of the bystanders on issues like this. I would quit my job as servant or Nazi soldier if I was expected to lie to people and then send them on to their death. Those people like Macbeth and Hitler are very guilty of murder when they carry out unjust execution orders. Even though they aren't committing the crime themselves, they are the ones who ordered it, so therefore, are guilty along with those they commission to carry out the crime. Those who are asked to carry out these crimes must decide which is more important, their morals or their job; because it seems that the two conflict with each other greatly. It seems that both Capesius along with the servants and Lady Macbeth chose their job over their morals.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Alex,

    Nice response to the prompt. You did well to connect the article to our reading of the play. I also liked how you put a personalized touch on your entry, speculating as to how you'd act differently if put in the same place as Capesius and Macbeth's servants. In the future, please make sure that your blog entries are of an adequate length (400 words). Good job.

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