Ideology in Macbeth

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An underlying idea that Shakespeare presents here is that the moral qualities of the leader of a society have a profound impact on the health of that society. Scotland is in its current horrible state because of Macbeth's inhumanity and evil nature. A further commentary on it is made in Act V Scene IX when Malcolm takes the throne. Building on this concept, Macduff later remarks that "Boundless intemperance in nature is a tyranny" (4. The first glimpses of it are when Macduff describes the conditions of Scotland: "Each new morn new widows howl, new orphans cry, new sorrows strike heaven on the face" (4. This is precisely why an honest man like Malcolm is forced to decieve Macduff. Malcolm alludes to this concept when, in his false discourse about his shortcomings, he says "When I shall tread upon the tyrand's head, or wear it upon my sword, yet my poor country shall have more vices than it had before, more suffer, and more sundry ways than ever, by him that shall succeed" (4.

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