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This is the first 1,000 characters of 1161 words (4.64 pages) in the essay titled Color Purple and Macbeth What is a perfect human? Human perfection may be measured by physical ability or intellectual achievement; however, it may also be measured by strength of character, and in this realm humans may often fall short. Weakness of character, shown through various character flaws, causes most of the hardships in life. Literature such as Shakespeare s Macbeth and Alison Walker s The Color Purple contain three levels of characters: setting characters, secondary characters and the main character. Combined, these three all contribute character flaws which leads to the novel or play s ultimate tragedy.The setting character appears in the beginning of a piece of literature to give one a feel and sense of how the piece will reach out to the reader. King Duncan sets the atmosphere in Macbeth when we see different characters take advantage of his character flaw, naivete. Immediately we begin to see some of the major themes such as betrayal and manipulation and know what direction the play will take. King Duncan s naivete is first shown when we find out that the former Thane of Cawdor has betrayed King Duncan and that he did not have any idea of it. This incident then prepares us for King Duncan s meeting with Lady Macbeth, where Lady Macbeth deceives King Duncan. We know Lady Macbeth is not loyal, yet he considers her his honour d hostess.../Which still [he] thank[s] and love[s] (I. vi. 9-12). Once again when naive King Duncan puts his trust into the hands of disloyal Macbet... |
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Keywords: lady macbeth, king duncan, female role models, naivete, color purple, thane of cawdor, life literature, knowledgeable, character flaws, character flaw, atmosphere, novel, disloyal, intellectual achievement, human perfection, alison walker