Similarities Between Macbeth And A Simple Plan

Jean-Jacques Rousseau a French philosopher believes that all men are born good but are corrupted by society. A comparative study of literacy pieces reveals that although universal values transcend time, they remain subject to contextual changes. Shakespeare’s play Macbeth explores how good men can be corrupted by outside influences, while Sam Raimi’s film A Simple Plan conveys that any individual, can be negatively influenced by the power of temptation. Both Shakespeare and Raimi purpose is to illustrate what values their societies should hold and also warn against the temptation of “vaulting ambition”, such as the want for gaining power. Ultimately, Macbeth and A Simple Plan thoroughly explore how any person can be corrupted by society and

Both Macbeth and A Simple Plan are about the yearning for power. Macbeth the yearning for power and the goal to become king, while A Simple Plan is the yearning for money and the American Dream. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the witches play a key role in corrupting Macbeth, as they predict future events and how he will become king. The witches’ supernatural nature is revealed in the Act 1 Scene 1 when they call out the juxtaposition “Fair is foul, and foul is fair”, this reveals their relationship which demonic forces and reveals their future insights. Similarly in act 1 scene 3, it can be seen that the witches influenced Macbeth through foreshadowing the motif of “So foul and fair a day”. The witches also predict the future of Macbeth becoming Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland after killing Macbeth, this drives his vaulting ambition for power. This revealed that Macbeth is becoming corrupt through outside force, such as the witches. In Sam Raimi’s A Simple Plan, Lou, Jacob and Sarah play an important role in corrupting Hank. Lou and Jacob persuade Hank to take the money that they found in the plane. They say

In Shakespeare's play Macbeth, Lady Macbeth reflects the Machiavellian way of living where she plots and schemes to gain power. Lady Macbeth manipulates her husband into the murder of King Duncan all to heighten her 'vaulting ambition'. Lady Macbeth's desire for power is so strong that she seeks to be 'unsexed' so she can pursue masculine power that has been denied to her because she is a women living in a male dominated society. As Macbeth begins to doubts his actions, Lady Macbeth belittles him calling him ‘infirm of purpose’ undermining Macbeths manhood and presenting herself of higher strength. Similarly Sarah Mitchell, the wife of protagonist Hank in Sam Raimi's film A Simple Plan, is an intelligent and devious character who mirrors the values of the Machiavellian way of living. She resembles Lady Macbeth's yearning for power. She uses her husband’s weaknesses against him and manipulates him to the point of exhaustion. Sarah cunningly questions her husband’s manhood and asks Hank if he thinks their daughter ‘is going to like growing up in somebody else's hand-me-down clothes, playing with some kid's old toys because [they] can never afford to buy her anything new?' Sarah attacks Hank who is so desperate to prove himself worthy that gives way under her terrifying strength and agrees with her ludicrous