"He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it." This quote means that if someone is seeing there is evil being committed and does nothing to stop it they are indirectly encouraging it. I disagree with this quote. Many people see the evil around them and want to do something about it. However the circumstance they are in makes it a very confusing and impossible situation for them to do something. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare Banquo and the common people do realize the evil actions of Macbeth, however are not able to do anything about them.
Banquo becomes suspicious of Macbeth's motives after Macbeth kills King Duncan. Banquo sees that the witch's prophecy is becoming true. Banquo says "Thou has't it now king, Cawdor, Glamis, all as the weird women promised, and I fear thou play'dst most foully....." We can see Banquo did start to d
The Lord who talks to Lennox is a representation of the Common people of Scotland. We can see through the discussion of the lord with Lennox that the people were not happy with Macbeth as well. The Lord tell us that " Macduff is gone to pray to the holy king, upon his aid to wake Northumberland and warlike Siward that by the help of these, we may again give to our tables meat, sleep to our nights, free from our feasts and banquets bloody knives. Do faithful homage and receive free honors: all which we pine for now." The lord is very happy Macduff has gone to do something about this evilness and hopes he will come back victorious. The common people don't have any type of right aid that can help them do something about this injustice. Macduff on the other hand was a noblemen of Scotland and did have the power to do something about the situation. The people could only hope for the bes
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