When I think of Macbeth, I automatically think of ambitious and ruthless and sometimes unethical people jockeying for power.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machiavelli#Beliefs
Check up on Machiavelli, and see if you see the same connections I do between Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, and politicians today!
Need a topic in Macbeth that relates to the Renaissance and today's society.
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PS -- Even though Macbeth is about a 12th century story, the play was written and produced during Renaissance England times. Do you think Shakespeare was hinting at anything about the monarchs of his time?