Comparing The Murder Of Duncan In Macbeth And The Assassination Of Kennedy

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Term Paper Title	Comparing The Murder Of Duncan In Macbeth And The Assassination Of Kennedy
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Comparing The Murder of Duncan in Macbeth and The Assassination of Kennedy

Comparing The Murder of Duncan in Macbeth and The Assassination of Kennedy

        There is a man who is a head of state.  He is a very powerful man and is
well liked by his subjects.  The people love him.  Then he is suddenly,
inexplicably murdered.  Someone is blamed for the murder, but the entire country
knows the accused are innocent and are tools used in a cover-up.  Does this
situation sound bizarre?  Does it sound like some work of fiction?  Well, it is.
It is the beginning of William Shakespeare's Macbeth.  However, it is much more
than that.  It is real life.  It is the circumstances that surrounded one of the
most surreal periods of time in United States history.  It is the situation
surrounding the assassination of one of the US's most revered Presidents, John F.
Kennedy.  These circumstances suggest that the events which occur in the play
Macbeth are still possible.  It is possible for the circumstances surrounding
Macbeth to be repeated in modern day America because no protection provides
absolute safety, some men are still willing to do what Macbeth did, and the ac t
could still be covered up.
     No amount of protection provides absolute safety.  In today's world, it
is easier than ever to kill someone.  Any person can buy a cheap pistol and kill
someone.  It is also easier to kill without being caught.  There are long range
rifles and remote control explosives that can be used as the murder weapon while
the actual perpetrator is far away.  Also, it is easier than ever to find a
professional assassin who will kill anyone for the right amount of money.  These
latter methods could allow a person to commit murder and easily get away with it.
Even though the actual murderer may be caught, the person financing the
operation could get away untouched.
     In Macbeth, Duncan was well protected by his guards.  However, he was
still murdered.  The guards were overcome through a simple trick.  "The doors
are open, and the surfeited grooms\ Do mock their charge with snores.  I have
drugged their possets..."  says Lady Macbeth.  She had drugged their drinks, and
instead of guarding Duncan, they were asleep.  Macbeth was easily able to sneak
past them and kill Duncan.  Every precaution available had been taken to insure
Duncan's protection.  It is not an easy task to get past two armed bodyguards in
a cramped area.  However, through some deceit, Macbeth was able to accomplish
this.  ...

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