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Although [|Shakespeare]  wrote his famous plays in the 12th century, his main themes and prominent messages are still relevant today. In Shakespeare's //[|Macbeth]//, guilt, greed, and loyalty are only a few of his main points. These three themes were present throughout the entire tragedy of Macbeth and they are portrayed in many current works of today.   [|Guilt]        may be the most prevalent theme in //Macbeth//. The tragic hero, Macbeth, shows this character flaw throughout the play because of his invidious **(great word!)** deeds. Macbeth killed his king, friends, and innocent bystanders to gain power in Denmark. At first Macbeth thought he could handle the stress and emotions that came along with murdering someone, but the guilt caught up with his conscience. The guilt was so powerful that it enervated **(!)** Macbeth’s moral being. Lady Macbeth, like her husband, showed qualities of guilt. Both could no longer find comfort in sleeping. Macbeth declares**** "Still it cried “sleep no more!” to all the house:/ “Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor/ shall sleep no more: Macbeth shall sleep no more” (2. 2. 40-42). Also they continuously referred to cleansing their hands. Lady Macbeth’s gentlewoman commented on her hand washing****“It is an accustomed action with her,/ to seem thus washing her hands: I have known her/ continue in this a quarter of an hour” (5. 1. 29-31).      Even today, people feel this sensation of guilt after they commit a crime or sin. Many people seem remorseful and regret their nefarious**(!)** acts. In today’s society, with violence and crime so high, there are many court cases where the defendant pleads guilty. Murderers who seem so dangerous and intimidating,**(delete this comma)** can sometimes be overwhelmed with guilt that has caught up with their moral standards. This in many cases causes them to admit their crimes to ease their conscience. An example of this guilty conscious **(the word should be conscience)** is seen in the trial with <span style="color: rgb(196, 28, 18)">[|Ronald Dwayne "Bunny" Thompson] <span style="color: rgb(196, 28, 18)">. He pleaded guilty in a triple murder in Owasso.

<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(17, 151, 93)">At the start of the play, our tragic hero Macbeth is faced with a proposition by three witches. The witches portend the future being of Macbeth when saying “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis!” “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor!” “All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter!” (1. 3. 48-50). This passage by the three witches spurred the greed in Macbeth. He was a power hungry leader and ran his country, Denmark, into a maelstrom **(good word - but maelstrom is a noun)** society that slowing **(should be "slowly")** weakened. Macbeth was so full of greed that he even killed his good friend Banquo and his son **(Ouch - Macbeth never killed Banquo's son!)**. His greed and depraved **(!)** behaviors forced him to commit these heinous crimes because he strived for absolute control. <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Greed, one of the seven deadly sins, is an uncontrollable urge in many humans. This unbearable feeling can be brought upon a person through jealousy of another. In world history the best portrayal of this feeling was shown in many unwanted **(If you mean "atypical," you spelled the word incorrectly.)** leaders, that we have now classified as dictators. One of the most prominent examples of a dictator was <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">[|Adolf Hitler] <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">. Hitler was a man of greed. His basis of thinking and power was based on his want to control Germany and slowly spread his power throughout the world. <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">

<span style="color: rgb(23, 95, 207)">[|Loyalty]  <span style="color: rgb(23, 95, 207)"> <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> and trust are considered, by the characters in //Macbeth//, to be the basis of true relationships in the play. Duncan, who was a trusting king, believed that Macbeth was a loyal follower and soldier of the king. The king shows his trust in Macbeth by pronouncing him the Thane of Cawdor. The king recites, “What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won.” **(This quote needs to be cited.)**That was just one example of these kinds of relationships in the play. There were many other bonds of that trust including the relationships between Macbeth and Banquo and the one between Malcolm and Macduff.

<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Loyalty and trust, as they were shown in Macbeth, are still needed to create a functional relationship in today’s society. These characteristics of a relationship can be seen in a <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">[|marriage] <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> proposal between two people in love, or on a larger scale, the relationship between the people of England and the royal family. The residents of England for many centuries have put their complete trust in their queens and kings. When a king declares war, the citizens are ready and eager to fight. They do not question the decision made, **(Run-on sentence)** they all trust their leader. This loyalty and trust can be seen every time <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">[|Queen Elizabeth II] <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> appears in public. Everyone around the queen is so gracious to just be in her presence. Their expressions show they are willing to do anything for her. <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(11, 10, 10); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">In Shakespeare’s Macbeth **(since you mean the play here, the title needs to be italicized)**, moral issues play a prominent role in the development of all characters. These situations and issues tie directly into today’s society. Guilt, greed, and loyalty are only a few of these issues that are present in Macbeth. Shakespeare was truely **(SP)** an amazing writer with great insight of **(into)** the world. The issues that people face today, **(delete this comma)** are the same battled by Shakespeare's characters.