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The Internal Struggle In The Grinch And Macbeth

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Guilt has an effect on everyone, even a big hairy Grinch and brave Macbeth. The Grinch and Macbeth have internal struggles that lead to their downfall in the end. The Grinch deals with the struggle of hating Whoville, while Macbeth’s murders haunt him. In How the Grinch Stole Christmas, by Dr. Seuss, and Macbeth, by William Shakespeare there is internal struggle, a motif, and a turning point. The Grinch and Macbeth have an internal struggle. Ever since the Grinch was eight years old, he’s had a hate for Whoville and Christmas. When he was in elementary school, he was made fun of (by the future mayor of Whoville) for his facial hair. He decided to shave on the day he gave his handmade Christmas gift to the girl he had a crush on, Martha May. However, he cut his face multiple times and everyone laughed at him. The Grinch then shouted, “Stupid present! Stupid tree! I hate Christmas!” That day the Grinch left Whoville and climbed Mount Crumpit. He stayed there for 53 years. In Macbeth, after Macbeth murders Duncan he begins to feel guilty. Lady Macbeth took the daggers that Macbeth used to murder Duncan, and put them back so the servants would be blamed. In the text it says, “Go get some water and wash this filthy witness from your hand.” Macbeth feels a lot of guilt about killing Duncan, so he has 3 murders secretly murder Banquo without Lady Macbeth knowing. At the banquet Macbeth sees the bloody ghost of Banquo. In the text it says, “Avaunt and quit my sight! Let the earth

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