Macbeth Betrayal Quotes
Macbeth/ Kite Runner Midterm Essay
No matter what you're life is like, no matter how rich you are, we will all have problems at some point. Betrayal plays a huge part in both Macbeth by William Shakespeare and The Kite runner by Khaled Hosseini because it is what changes the characters lives and how power shifts through people throughout the stories. Betrayal changes their lives in multiple ways. If Amir had not betrayed Hassan in the alley they'd still be good friends, and if macbeth wasn't betrayed the king he wouldn't be dead. and When Macbeth kills his first victim, the king he betrays him because Macbeth used to be the kings best general in his army. Macbeth was a veteran and war hero and was extremely respected. Although, …show more content…
The quote that Macbeth tells himself is “Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.” Page 95. What this quote means is that once he has done a terrible deed, and now he has had to do more killings and bad deeds in order to keep himself from getting caught. Lie once, and you will have to keep lying to keep yourself from getting in trouble, domino effect. One thing leads to another.
In The Kite Runner, power shifts not only out of Amir’s hands, but out of his father's hands. Baba in the beginning of the book was a highly respected man in his home town. But when he moves away because of all of the Russians in the country, he starts to work at a gas station.
This quote is from a General who is soon to be Amirs father in law. "We Afghans are prone to a considerable degree of exaggeration... and I have heard many men foolishly labeled great. But your father has the distinction of belonging to the minority who truly deserves the label.” (140)
This quote is saying that Amirs dad deserves the job he has now, because he has no power anymore since he is so far from his home
No matter what you're life is like, no matter how rich you are, we will all have problems at some point. Betrayal plays a huge part in both Macbeth by William Shakespeare and The Kite runner by Khaled Hosseini because it is what changes the characters lives and how power shifts through people throughout the stories. Betrayal changes their lives in multiple ways. If Amir had not betrayed Hassan in the alley they'd still be good friends, and if macbeth wasn't betrayed the king he wouldn't be dead. and When Macbeth kills his first victim, the king he betrays him because Macbeth used to be the kings best general in his army. Macbeth was a veteran and war hero and was extremely respected. Although, …show more content…
The quote that Macbeth tells himself is “Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.” Page 95. What this quote means is that once he has done a terrible deed, and now he has had to do more killings and bad deeds in order to keep himself from getting caught. Lie once, and you will have to keep lying to keep yourself from getting in trouble, domino effect. One thing leads to another.
In The Kite Runner, power shifts not only out of Amir’s hands, but out of his father's hands. Baba in the beginning of the book was a highly respected man in his home town. But when he moves away because of all of the Russians in the country, he starts to work at a gas station.
This quote is from a General who is soon to be Amirs father in law. "We Afghans are prone to a considerable degree of exaggeration... and I have heard many men foolishly labeled great. But your father has the distinction of belonging to the minority who truly deserves the label.” (140)
This quote is saying that Amirs dad deserves the job he has now, because he has no power anymore since he is so far from his home