Thursday, January 15, 2009

Biblical Influences

L. Mark wrote on the "Biblical Influences on William Shakespeare's Macbeth" at http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/126501/biblical_influences_on_william_shakespeares.html?page=2&cat=38
He states, "It is interesting to note the many ways one can find parallel between the story of the expulsion and Macbeth. The serpent tells Eve that eating from the tree will make her "like God," (Gen. 3:5), and Macbeth's sin is for the sake of becoming king. (Lady Macbeth, in fact, is enticed by her husband's letter, telling her that she will be queen. That is what inspires her to murder Duncan.) Adam's sin is often believed to be the cause of all suffering and evil in the world, and Macbeth's regicide is the beginning of Scotland's misery. The most recognizable similarity is probably the fact that it is the woman who has tempted the man to sin. "
Do you see the similarities?