Macbeth vs the Godfather Essay

The change from grave to evil can buy the farm to anyone. It can happen to the best of people, just like Macbeth in William Shakespeares Macbeth and Michael Corleone in Francis Ford Copallas the Godfather. In these two completely incompatible stories, the supporters Macbeth and Michael Corleone, start off unattackable and transition into evil and gain also oftentimes power for them to handle. Changing isnt a choice for two of them and evil just presented itself upon them. In both the Godfather and Macbeth, the change of the protagonist from good to evil is in complete plain sight however, the protagonists themselves do non see or sense the change.In the Godfather, the protagonist Michael Corleone changes rapidly from divinity to evil without even a bit of realization what he is acquiring himself into, nigh may say that he is the new godfather. As soon as the original godfather (Michaels dad) was put into the hospital, Michael didnt even issue until days later, he had to find out through a newspaper, this shows how unconcerned Michael is with his family. When he goes to visit the family, he takes over immediately. As soon as he takes over he already is planning to kill person and he has never killed anyone before, by the end of the movie, he is already equivocation to his wife about him not cleaning someone because he has direct been transferred into a true Corleone and made his transition from good to evil.In Macbeth, the protagonist Macbeth eases into his transition from good to evil a little more smoothly and a little more hesitant. Macbeth debates killing Duncan because he is his follower, when he is talking about it with his wife Lady Macbeth she calls him a coward for not helps frame some of the innocent drunks from the night before, when she says a little water will give notice us of this deed. She is saying the water will wash away their sin and consciences. When Macbeth becomes king he gains too much power and has too much self-con fidence because the witches have told him Macbeth cannot be killed by anyone born of woman. He direct has way too much power and becomes mad with it, the thought of killing Duncan has made Lady Macbeth crazy.The comparison between Macbeth and Michael Corleone is a strangely unlike but similar situation because they have both started out good with no evil thoughts or intentions at all, and then throughout each(prenominal) of the stories, Macbeth and Michael Corleone both become evil without realizing the power that the each of them have, they have both transitioned in completely different ways but they ended up in the same ending situation.