CAPITALism PUNISHMENT

The ideas that Macbeth represents—like greed and the lust for power—are very much present and pervasive in capitalist societies.  Money and private property seem equivalent to the crown and power for which Macbeth is willing to commit atrocious actions to obtain.  Similarly, capitalists will—if unregulated—descend to terror actions to increase their profit margins.  Companies knowingly pollute the environment, heedless of the harms to animals and people alike.  They utilize their political capital to ensure that their evil endeavors remain unregulated.  Corporations utilize child labor and force laborers to work in unsafe conditions.  Luckily, in most nations regulations in the form of legislation have been created.  These regulations can be likened to Macbeth's conscious and his trepidation when murdering Duncan and Banque. However, ultimately, Macbeth's and Lady Macbeth's greed overcomes their "regulations," allowing them to perform horrible actions.