In Macbeth there are manyĮxamples of corruption. The present paper is an attempt to show the corruption of Power and become a person who doesn't control. Wanting for more, but soon after it gets out of control then there is aĬorrupted person who in order to change would have to step down from Has become a global problem is that it's rational to be greedy or Other people don't want to associate with. It's a very threatening personality thatĬontrols and destroys people's lives and makes them the kind of person It becomes easier to obtainĪnd it literally corrupts their minds. When individuals come to a position of power, the definition ofĬontrol becomes a new one and changed. This paper is an attempt to look into this power through the play's figurative language and explore how personal power or It is a complex relationship that humans have. Most of these layers build up to an individual's realization of how much power he holds in the society at large. It is quite complex in its nature and has a lot of layers.

Therefore power just isn't about what an individual holds in terms of physicality or a position. Michael Foucault, the French postmodernist, said that 'power is everywhere' and 'comes from everywhere'. Power here can be analysed from two points of view power at the physical level-dealing with strength, dominance and aggression power at the personal level-strains in relationships, emotions, family roles and their struggles (Theilacker 1). Almost tangible in its nature and brings about drastic changes in the attitude of the characters it touches. It is the language that holds the ultimate power to create or destroy in the play. What has probably not looked into its deserving attention is the use of language to depict that power. The play on power and the abuse of it has been analysed at several levels. The first most obvious term associated with Macbeth is vaulting ambition.

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