/ He shall spurn fate, scorn death, and bear / His hopes 'bove wisdom, grace, and fear. / And you all know security / Is mortals' chiefest enemy." (Act III, Scene 5).
True to the prophesy of the above words, Macbeth destroys both his security and power by succumbing to the illusion of security. The appearance of extreme wealth and power blinds him to the true danger around him and to the false promises of the witches. In this way the play acts as a warning for the audience: wealth and power are likely to bring more grief and danger than they are worth. They also destroy any meaningful connection that might exist between the human being and the divine.
In modern-day works of art, the same warning is issued, although in a more light-hearted, redeeming fashion. Furthermore, material wealth and the divine come closer to each other than in Shakespeare's play, suggesting a new paradigm of wealth and its relationship to divinity. Aristotle's assertion in terms of modern humankind may therefore hold less truth than may have been the case for the average Shakespearean audience.
The main difference is in the distribution and specific manifestations of wealth. Currently, more people are wealthier than has ever been the case before, mostly thanks to technology and development. Current art forms therefore have to cater for the new paradigms of wealth and spirituality. As such, modern art is generally more complex than the fairly simple plots of plays such as Shakespeare's Macbeth.
In "Bruce Almighty" for example, the main character is unhappy when his material comfort and wealth are removed. In response to his challenge, God provides Bruce with the opportunity to function as God. Like Macbeth, Bruce throws all caution to the wind and enjoys his newfound power. He uses this to regain his position as anchor at a television station, to romance his girlfriend, and to housetrain his dog. The inherent lesson in the film is however not that these things will provide true happiness, but that meaning in life is found through the connection of the human heart. In this way, divinity is brought in direct contact with humanity. Bruce learns that he can make neither himself nor his girlfriend happy...
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