Lust for power, Macbeth
...mes Duncan The king of Scotland into her home. While she pretends to be loyal to him, She successfully plots a conspiracy to kill him. Her lust for power grows so much that she manipulates her husband Macbeth to kill his best friend and his two sons for the thrown of Scotland. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth desire for power overcame their moral values. In our modern society, there is one dictator that can be said to have the same lust for power as Lady Macbeth. He is known as Saddam Husan. Saddam Husan’s degree of lust for power can be compared to Lady Macbeth’s. I believe Saddam Husan is a dictator who will take the life of any one in his way. According to the general media, there have been cases reported that Saddam Husan has used Weapons of mass destruction on his own people. These weapons were biological and nuclear weapons. He has also been accused of shooting and killing his own sons. The motives of these actions were triggered by lust for power. Both of these characters have similar egos. They lie, kill, and commit evil events that lead to bad a conclusion. Their desire to be on top is so essential to them that they were willing to take the lives of the people most close to them. When a...