A
prevalent theme in the play of “Macbeth” is that of death. The painting above
depicts Cesar, arguably the most successful Roman Empire to ever live, being
stabbed to death by his senators, including his best friend Brutus. Cesar lived
a life that people can only dream of. He had an affair with the beautiful
Egyptian Pharaoh Cleopatra, enjoyed luxuries because of his high status as
emperor, and maintained power over a massive and powerful country. His reign
compared to Macbeth, the King of Scotland, not in how he achieved it, but in
the way that any people in positions of power compare to one another; they both
have a lifestyle limited to a select few people and supreme power and
influence. Death for Cesar, depicted in the painting above, directly relates to
Macbeth because it is what makes them equivalent to any other member of the
global community. It is permanent and the same for everyone. Caesar and Macbeth
had the luxury of being powerful, and when they were killed (as a result of
mistakes made with that power) they were dead. Their high status no longer
mattered, nor did their power or influence. it put them both on the same level
as any other living thing in the world. Death for Macbeth, Caesar, and anyone
is equitable and permanent.
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