Comparison of Macbeth and Malcolm as Kings and Leaders of men Shakespeare's Macbeth is a politically centered play, it dramatizes the contrasted effects of power and authority upon a land. It is a play of political figures and ambition, of power and authority, of order and disorder, and of the restoration of peace. The central concern of the play is the issue of legitimate and illegitimate kingship; Shakespeare concentrates upon succession, regicide, usurpation, and the …showed first 75 words of 2555 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2555 total…restoration of order within the kingdom, the installation of ideals placing the good of the people before the monarch, and the removal of a tyrant on the throne are benefit enough to proclaim Malcolm as the greater leader over Macbeth. In closing and in observation of his life, Macbeth was an honourable man who fell into dischord due to an ambition that became unchecked due to external pressures beyond his control, a true Shakespearean tragedy.