What qualities makes a person or business greedy? To consider one greedy, one must possess excessive or inordinate desire for wealth. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth uses his abusive, greedy ways to overthrow King Duncan and become King of Scotland. Similarly, those in the circus business use these tactics of abuse as those in Macbeth do to gain excessive amount of money from each of their shows. Although they may seem unrelated to each other, they in fact have common themes. Both Macbeth and the circus business use acts of cruelty, false appearance, and greed in order to achieve their goal. When we first meet Macbeth he is portrayed as a loyal soldier who serves to protect his country, Scotland. After his encounter with the three witches and their fortunes, we begin to see Macbeth’s appearance alter into a cruel dictator. This change was caused by his wife, Lady Macbeth, who wants Macbeth to kill King Duncan so he can become King of Scotland himself. Lady Macbeth tells him to “look like the innocent …show more content…
Many circuses have been “cited and fined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the mistreatment of the animals used in their shows” (Cameron 2). They are known for the use of bullhooks and metal lead whips on their animals, mainly on the elephants. “Elephants have been regularly subjected to physical and psychological abuse by training staff” (Flanagin 4). Some of the animals have died from the lack of health care the circuses provide for them or from the beating of their trainers frustration to not performing the act. “USDA had cited Ringling Bros. for its inadequate housing for performing dogs, and citations were issued against the show’s substandard bear enclosures” (Flanagin 3). Their animals have been known to successfully escape their cages at shows while some fail in attempt to escape. Those who succeed usually end up inflicting pain on