Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Leadership Is Not Changed Over The Course Of Time - 952 Words

The definition of leadership has not changed over the course of time. Through a compare and contrast method of analysis, one can glean the common traits of a leader from Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Thomas More’s Utopia, and Queen Elizabeth’s speech to the Spanish Armada. Leadership can be defined as a person who is able to relate to their subjects, accept their responsibilities as a leader, and has a following of supportive people. In Queen Elizabeth’s speech to her troops at Tilbury, she evinces her positive leadership ability. Queen Elizabeth was well known, by the public, for her ability to relate to her people. She was able relate to her troops, and thus inspire them, in particular during this speech when she says, â€Å"...and therefore I am†¦show more content†¦More focuses his essay on the wrongs the current king was committing, thus he illustrates what a good leader should not do. More establishes that a leader must take responsibility for the ir followers. They must accept their role in society and be willing to put their people s’ needs before their own as he says, â€Å"Suppose I should show that men choose a king for their own sake and not for his - to be plain, that by his labor and effort they may live well and safe from injustice and wrong. For this very reason, it belongs to the king to take more care for the welfare of his people than for his own...† (More 438). By encouraging leaders to increase their effectiveness through the largesse treatment of their subjects, Moore helps to define leadership for us all. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Macbeth validates exactly what a leader should not do. As a leader, one of the most important tasks one can complete is to have a following of loyal people. That means people who follow the actions of the leader, whether they agree or not, and follow the orders they are given. At the beginning of the play, Macbeth, who was the Thane of Glamis, successfully had a large following of people. Slowly, as the play continues, he loses his supporters. In Act 5, readers are able to see his soldiers are joining Macduff’s army to fight against Macbeth. â€Å"For, where there is advantage to be given, / Both more and less have given him the revolt, / And none serve

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