There Can Be No Order Without Disorder and No Disorder Without Order
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"There can be no order without disorder and no disorder without order."
Social disorder occurs only on the heels of order. As we see in William Shakespeare's "Macbeth", order must exist in order to disrupt it. There is no disorder without order itself and Macbeth proves that by wreaking havoc in order to fulfill his dream. Macbeth is provided with numerous opportunities to destroy the balance of peace and harmony.
Order is the natural reflection of a good ruler. A man who is wholly dedicated to his subjects; in turn the citizens would have the benefit of his virtues both moral and intellectual. However, if a ruler allows passion to dictate his own actions then his life is reduced to chaos and this will be reflected in political anarchy and social disorder. This is the fatal flaw of Macbeth who allowed his lust for power to control and tantalize his thoughts. In the midst of chaos there is always opportunity. Both villains and heroes can manipulate order for their benefit. Macbeth takes advantage of the king's admiration, in the case the order, and attempts to gain the position of king for himself.
Those that are corrupt and power lust may succeed at their strongest. "Order of disorder depends on organization; courage or cowardice on circumstances; strength or weakness on dispositions"- Sun Tzu. Macbeth's ambitions were highly irrational but strong, and Lady Macbeth, the driving force behind her husband, made those ambitions a reality. There really is no balance when it comes to good and evil, meaning, for some there is no limit to how far they would go in order to satisfy their ambitions.
When a ruler allows passion to dictate his own actions, his life is reduced to chaos, and this will be reflected in political anarchy and social disorder. Adrenaline is a sensation that is both uncontrollable and invigorating. When Lady Macbeth suggested the assassination of the king to her husband, his mind battled between his hunger for power and guilt. Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder. Having order to begin with leaves the door wide open for disorder to come and create chaos. In the beginning of the play, Macbeth defeats the Norwegian king maintaining the balance once again, but the witches seize this opportunity to toy with Macbeth's mind, and transform him into a mass murderer. When overcome with determination, one ignores reality.
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