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Macbeth Being A Good Citizen

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A “good citizen” by definition, is someone who follows the rules and stays quiet. Good citizens are everywhere, but get little to no recognition. Since the act of doing good is considered normal and bland, good citizens don’t exactly stand out in society. There is a difference though, between being a good citizen, and having good citizenship. A majority of good citizens have good citizenship. Being a citizen, means being a follower. Followers with good citizenship, partake in actions most beneficial for society. Leaders however, don’t have to be good citizens because they make and enforce the rules. They have the power over others, and are quite the opposite of the quiet follower. Therefore not being citizens, leaders and people in power tend to lack good citizenship. The alternate universe of “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was in a …show more content…

Macbeth was a good citizen, with good citizenship as well. He fought for his king and his kingdom, killed many in the name of justice and keeping his fellow citizens safe. He did however, have some small power being the Thane of Glamis, and therefore more clout than others in the political system. After his valiant efforts, Macbeth was granted another title as Thane of Cawdor. Soon, Macbeth began to realize the power consuming him and making him hungry for more. He had the slight feeling that he wanted to become king after it was prophesied to him by three witches, “The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step On which I must fall down or else o’erleap, For in my way it lies.”. Macbeth realized the power got to his head. He wanted more and more, losing all sense of good citizenship and eventually killing for greed, not justice. He turned his efforts to benefit himself, not his people and peers. He lost his citizenship in the end, becoming the king and dictator of all his former

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