MacBeth and Lady MacBeth both met the same dire fate at the end of their tragic saga. Death seemed to be a fitting end for both of them considering the misdeeds they enacted during the course of their self-fulfilling rise to power. In today's world, however, the deaths of the main villains in this play would have most likely been under different auspices.
The circumstances under which each of them died seemed rather fitting to their own characteristics. Lady MacBeth died from her own insanity, and this was rather fitting because it was her mind which contrived the original plan to murder Duncan. For MacBeth, dying at the hands of a loyal Scottish soldier seemed to be fitting because it showed how MacBeth had come full circle from fighting for the country to committin
In today's world, I feel a story similar to this one would end much differently. I don't believe Lady Macbeth would have died from insanity, however she would have faced a desperate situation if she was ever apprehended for her crimes. MacBeth probably would not have had the chance to die an honorable and valiant death, because if he was caught and imprisoned, he would most likely have faced a trial and ultimately a death sentence. This form of death would be more humiliating and fitting than the way he died in the play.
eal world of today, that outcome is much more questionable. MacBeth's fate seemed to be sealed right from the moment he decided to kill Duncan. The rewards of taking such a
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