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Macbeth- Power and Corruption Things are not always the way they seem. In the tragedy Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, the character Macbeth appears to be good but underneath, he is evil and corrupt in the worst ways. Macbeth starts out courageous, and then as he desires more and more power, he becomes immoral and evil, and then he finally has a downfall. Similarly, between the years of 1919 and 1945, Adolf Hitler, a Nazi leader, also had a downfall after the attempt to gain great power over Germany. Hitler also seemed promising and determinable, but he was really just saying what people wanted to hear while planning to take over the world. Hitler and Macbeth both appeared to be good but gave in to the temptations of a royal command, and became spiteful, but also took very different actions to gain power. The key to Hitler and Macbeth’s success is their intense communicational techniques. They are extremely skilled in persuading others to fulfill their demands. These men succeed in brainwashing their followers so that they honestly believe that terrible acts such as persecuting