Money + Pride = Destruction

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The Bible says in 1 Timothy 6:10 KJV (King James Version), “For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.” Having money is not wrong, but what you do with it makes the difference. Wanting money is not wrong, but what you do with it once you have it makes a difference. Loving money and doing anything to get can led to a long miserable life. In the case of Macbeth wanting to achieve power and the crown, filled his mind, heart and life with greed pride, and corruption and changed his whole life around. Not only did this happen to Macbeth it also happen to Willy in A Raisin in the Sun.
“All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Glamis! , All hail, Macbeth, hail to thee, thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!” Here the three witches are telling Macbeth future saying how he will go from being a Thane of Glamis to King. All the possible things being a king can bring can make anyone think. I can become rich, I can own my own castle, have my servants, and never be poor again. When Macbeth hears this it arouses interest within him. After sharing with his wife the story and she persuades him to follow through with the plot to kill King Duncan for the throne. "The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step. On which I must fall down, or else o'erleap, for in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires: The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be, which the eye fears, when it is done, to see.” This is the first step of change into corruption and wanting greed and power. Macbeth then becomes King, he inherits the throne, the power, the money and instantly we see that this...

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...ish, greedy needs. To Willy the thought of opening a liquor store with Walter Lee Younger and Bobo was probably a great idea at first, but who would have thought they actually get the money. Now sense this thought and this plan actually is real and dealing with money. Willy went from teamwork to self-work, from friendship to greed, from ambitious to destruction.
Thought of having money or receiving money can change a whole person life around. Which can eventually lead that person on a path of greed, pride, corruption and then eventually destruction. In these two cases of Willy and Macbeth the thought of receiving money and power corrupted them and lead them to make terrible choices which in the end led to death of Macbeth and the unknown story of Willy. Nothing is wrong with having money, but the decisions you make while having money makes a difference in life.

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