Carly+and+Tara+Duncan

 =__**King Duncan and Yitzhak Rabin **__= = =  In Shakespeare's //Macbeth//, [|Duncan], the King of Scotland, is a naive but well respected and loved king. He is a strong and virtuous ruler who declares his son, Malcolm to succeed him as king when he dies. "Our eldest, Malcom, whom we name hereafter the Prince of Cumberland" (1.4.29). After executing the rebel Thane of Cawdor, he announces that Macbeth will then be given that title. Macbeth then invites Duncan to Inverness for dinner, where, unbeknownst to the king, Macbeth plans to kill him in an attempt to take the throne. Duncan is grateful for Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's kindness and hospitality and thanks them, "See, see our honored hostess! - The love that follows us sometime is our trouble, Which still we thank as love. Herein I teach you how you shall bid God 'ild us for your pains and thank us for your trouble" (1.6.37). After Duncan is killed, Scotland is left in a state of confusion and gloom over the loss of their beloved king.

[|Yitzhak Rabin] was a Prime Minister of Israel who was loved and adored by his people. Rabin's second term as Prime Minister was important because of the Oslo Agreements with the Palestinians and the Treaty of Peace with Jordan. Working closely with Shimon Peres, the Foreign Minister and his longtime rival, he made negotiations on the Declaration of Principles in September 1993. This won Rabin and two other world leaders the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize and opened negotiations with the Palestinians on autonomy in Gaza and on the establishment of a Palestinian Authority. Then, in October 1994, a Treaty of Peace was signed with the Kingdom of Jordan. On November 4, 1995, as he was leaving a mass rally for peace held under the slogan "Yes to Peace, No to Violence," Yitzhak Rabin was [|assassinated] by a Jewish extremist. He was laid to rest before a shocked and grieving nation, in a funeral on Mt. Herzl in Jerusalem, attended by leaders from around the world.

The similarities between King Duncan and Prime Minister Rabin are overt but also subtle. The fact that they were both great leaders who were very popular among their people is palpable as well as the fact that their death caused great disturbances and confusion within their country. Both of their deaths were under great scrutiny because of the suspicions surrounding their murderers. Although a suspect was arrested in the case of Rabin's assassination, there are still conspiracies surrounding his death. Similarly, Duncan's death caused chaos and fear, forcing his sons to flee for their lives. Even though it is obvious to the reader that Macbeth murders Duncan, it is never fully clear to the characters in the tragedy. Neither case was ever completely solved in relation to those behind it.

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