Power is a vacillating, confusing, and sought after concept. Put to good use it can lead thousands to a higher level, correct wrong doing, fight for a cause, help the needy, and give someone the means to accomplish great things. Yet, power also has the ability to corrupt, destroy, and steal virtue from any nation, family, or individual. Although power can be the force that propels a good idea to an achieved goal, it can also serve to facilitate wickedness, selfishness, and greed. The corruption of a person through power can be studied through the literary work, Macbeth, by William...
to be pitied. Many assert that most people would not have the strength to stand up to the odds presented to Macbeth. Although he is given much power there is a chance that without the witches and his wife's evil influence Macbeth's actions would have never gone past his thoughts. As a lesson, one should know that a weak minded person should not be alloted power that could corrupt them or allow them to listen to unwise counsel. Yet are there really any of us that have never had the opportunity to abuse power or counsel someone for evil.