Comparison of Macbeth and The Dark Knight

During class we have watched many scenes from different versions of Macbeth. We have compared these scenes and chosen which scenes we liked and disliked based on scenery, blocking and character choice. This video is an interesting comparison of many scenes in The Dark Knight and Macbeth (the Patrick Stewart version which we have been watching clips of during class). I thought that this video was very interesting specifically the direct comparison of Macbeth and Harvey. The video explains that Macbeth was the thane of Cawdor and loyal to his people, and that Harvey was the district attorney of Gotham and believed that justice had to be served no matter the method to better his city. These characters are very similar because they are well respected people in their communities, and try to better their communities, but in different ways. Harvey and Macbeth are also similar because they are both influenced by characters that lead them to their evil sins. Harvey is influenced by the Joker because he convinces Harvey that the death of Rachel was not the Joker's fault, and Macbeth is influenced by the witches because they lead him to thinking he could be king.