4. -They both killed dissidents/assassinated their
opponents
Macbeth about to kill Duncan Gaddafi sends his troops to suppress dissidents
5. Gaddafi: Macbeth:
- Had all-female virgin bodyguards -Consulted witches
-Brought a bullet-proof tent with -Saw the ghost of Banquo
him when he travelled abroad -Saw a number of apparitions
-Wore garish, extreme-looking
clothes
6. -Lack of trust and savagery towards others
-Gaddafi funded pro-Taliban terror groups
-Macbeth has Macduff’s family, as well as
Banquo killed, because he feels threatened by
prophecies that might be referring to them
7. Gaddafi used western society as a
scapegoat, playing on his peoples’ fear of
foreigners
Macbeth used Banquo as a scapegoat (tells some of
his subjects that he is their enemy)
10. -Macbeth died by the sword as he lived by the
sword
-Gaddafi died as a reaction of an oppressed people just
as he was the oppressor
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