Macbeth vs Lord of the Flies

History has shown life’s mercilessness with the strongest surviving. In this game of survival, dishonorable tactics are used to climb the ladder swiftly with aspirations of attaining the pinnacle of power. Honesty and morals must be a mere memory if personal profits are to be achieved at a rapid pace. As a result, corruption and ruthlessness grows variably with the desires and cravings that haunt a person’s psyche. Both Macbeth and Lord of …

…and Jack have both taught us a vital lesson in life that both authors have set out to teach. Using events that were probably deep-rooted in their lives, Golding and Shakespeare have tried to shed light to the reader the hidden reality of greed and ambition. Complete onus is on us to learn from such ingenuous intellect and not make similar mistakes that will lead us in the identical road as these two tragic heroes.