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Tony Knepp and Brian Means Mrs. Ficca Honors English 12 19 March 2008

Macbeth Wiki Project Who in history is similar to Hecate? Explain your choice thoroughly and use the text of the play to make your comparison.

Two Witches, One Goal

‘’Double Double, toil and trouble;/ fire burn and cauldron bubble!’’(Act 4. scene 1. 10-11) **(4.1.10-11)**, echo the cries of evil and deception. Who better to depict such characters of complete malice and detestation than a figure that we all know only too well, [|Hillary Clinton]. [|Clinton] is in many ways a [|Hecate] of our time, being a power hungry figure of authority, much like [|Hecate] was. In addition, both care little for the lives of others, bring [|pro-abortion] for as long as time itself **(What do you mean here? This phrasing is awkward.)**, and in [|Hecate’s] case relishing the idea of bringing [|Macbeth] to his knees in the worst possible way. Admittedly, everyone loves the idea of having a lot of power and authority in a world like ours. After all, power means control, and the concept of having some control over what happens in this ever growing chaotic world isn’t exactly easy to resist. However, there are certain extremes that can, however wrong, be breached. In [|Macbeth], [|Hecate] was furious when she found out that the three [|witches] proceeded to plot [|Macbeth’s] destruction without her knowledge. Greedily wanting to pitch in on the fun, [|Hecate]brews up ideas and other malicious deeds with the other [|witches]. In other words, [|Hecate] seems to take it to the next level, instilling ideas as to bringing about [|Macbeth’s] defeat that would have otherwise been nonexistent. Such **(Awkward word choice)** is comparable to [|Hillary Clinton], a figure so focused on getting the position of power that she seems to crave so badly that she will do whatever it takes to attain it. Was it simply enough to be labeled as the second most powerful political figure, only having to answer to her husband, the [|President] of the [|United States]? Never! Second place simply will not do in her eyes. Through deception, greed and general lies, [|Hillary Clinton] wishes to only further her political agenda to become the [|President] of the [|United States], and the most powerful person on this great earth. This is not the only similarity that Hecate and Hillary share,**(Run-on sentence)** there are also many more.

In [|Macbeth] when the three [|witches] confront [|Hecate] ****she is mad at them for not including her in the torturing of [|Macbeth]. [|Hecate] here is showing her desires and showing that she has no care or remorse for human kind. It is just a game and mere joy for [|Hecate] to see humans suffer and eventually die. [|Hillary Clinton] in many of these aspects resembles [|Hecate]. [|Hillary] has been a staunch supporter of [|Pro-Choice] and is just fine with the fact the millions of innocent babies are being killed every year. [|Hillary] has made her stance very clear that she believes it is a women’s **(woman's)** choice to decide if their **(her)** child lives or dies. This is clearly proving her little remorse for human kind and how she believes she should decide a human’s fate.**(Interesting point)** The last but certainly not least similarity between these two figures of evil is that both are women, who are feared by many to be in power. [|Hecate] in the play was known as the most evil and supreme [|witch] of them all, even the three other witches feared her. [|Hecate] rules her servants by fear and does not abide by anyone else’s rules. Hillary [|Clinton] is the same way. Many people in America classify [|Hillary] as a polarizing figure in our society and fear her going into [|office]. She was once one of the most powerful figure heads in the world and is now trying to reach better heights to further her power. If she becomes [|President] many fear she will destroy and [|nationalize businesses] and run the country by her whim, not the people’s. [|Hecate] and [|Hillary] are both in positions of power and will do anything to keep it. **(good explanation)**

[|Hecate], the most evil and supreme [|witch] in the epic tragedy of [|Macbeth] **** is comparable to many figures of our time, perhaps none better than [|Hillary Clinton]. In [|Macbeth], [|Hecate] tells the [|witches] what to do and is responsible for the downfall of [|Macbeth]. In conclusion, what makes [|Hecate] so similar in character is also what makes [|Hillary] corrupt and equally evil in real-life society. Perhaps in an effort to mirror the image of [|Hecate], [|Hillary] demonstrates the same unquenchable lust for power and glory that for so long has been the sole motivator for [|Hillary's] actions. Of course, respect in **(is)** indeed due to both characters, as they both maintain a position of high power. However, it is the seemingly endless desire to become more and more powerful that makes their flaws known to the world, and thus, makes them similar in almost every way.

[|Hecate. 15 March 2008. Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecate.] [|Hillary Rodham Clinton. 14 March 2008. Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton.] [|Shakespeare, William. "Macbeth." Prentice Halll Literature. 2007. Pearson . New Jersey: Penguin Edition, 2007.] [|On the Issues. 2008. Every Polictial Leader on Every Issue.] http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Hillary_Clinton.htm
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