Macbeth

The Unveiling of the Motives of 2 Cruel Men Richard III and Macbeth. Richard the III and Macbeth were two men who wanted to rule the world. They both had evil instincts and would go to any extent to gain ultimate power. Both of them used violence as a method to get rid of whoever was in their way of their goal this would include no hesitation in killing their close ones be it their friends or family members. Richard the 3rd being handicapped by birth was power hungry which cause him to resent the power of his older brother King Edward IV. The fact that he was crippled by birth brought utter bitterness to Richard which might be a reason why he was always wanting to snatch other people’s positions especially that of his own brother. On the other hand Macbeth is a story again of an evil ruler who has the same intentions as Richard the III and has the same amount of power hunger but his fortunes are slaves to witches meaning that what the witches predict usually comes true and it because of them that he aquires power and not solely by his own efforts. This is Unlike Richard the III in a way that he didn’t have witches predicting his future and there was no third party force affecting hos intentions other than himself.

Although the two men were cruel and some may even term them to be sick in a way, the way they went about acquiring power was slightly different although both shed blood whenever they could but they went about achieving things in their own unique way. “Why, I in this weak piping time of peace have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to spy my shadow in the sun and descant on mine own deformity And therefore since I cannot prove a lover To entertain these fair well-spoken days, I am determined to prove a villain And hate the idle pleasures of these days.” (I.i.1–40) This quote is fom Richard the IIIrd speech at the very beginning when he claims that he was not born a normal man who is capable of being loved so he will not let anyone live in peace.