In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet, Hamlet passionately explains “To be or not to be, that is the question” in his most renowned soliloquy. Unfortunately, the subject of discussion will not that of Hamlet’s inquiries as to whether or not he should continue to tread his feet above the soils of this earth or if it would be better off to just kick the bucket; but instead the subject of today’s discussion involves the concept of morality.
To be evil, or not to be evil, that is the true question.
In yet another one of Shakespeare’s tragedies Macbeth; though some may be falsely led on to believe that lady Macbeth was truly evil, in all actuality her actions merely thrive upon the pursuit of power and blind ambition.
This misconstrued insinuation that Lady Macbeth is evil is centered on the ideation that she is hailed in literature as being the physical manifestation of Satan. By this mentality, Lady Macbeth is characterized as a comparative to the serpent in the Garden of Eden. Using manipulation and corrupt initiates, she tempts a naïve individual into committing a sin that bears an outcome to which is mostly in favor of the tempter and not so much the tempted.
In spite of the fact that Lady Macbeth urges on various morally degenerating acts, her actions are all merely built upon erroneous judgment and blind aspirations. Therefore, she can viably be characterized as ambitious and power hungry.
Those who believe that Lady Macbeth was truly evil claim that though