There are simply two types of people in this world; good people and bad people. In Shakespeare's play Macbeth, the King of Scotland (at least at the beginning of the play) who is King Duncan, would be labeled as a good person. Duncan is seen as the opposite of Macbeth, as Macbeth's characteristics are all made to be shown as a bad person. The story of Macbeth is about greed, power and guilt. Macbeth becomes greedy when he kills Duncan to become king and gain power. Lady Macbeth, on the other hand, is stricken with guilt over what she forced her husband to do. Duncan's murder is extremely crucial to the story, as is his character himself. In our current society, one person whose actions and words are quite similar to Duncan's overall effect is Justin Bieber. Justin Bieber is similar to Duncan in that they both speak very kind words to the people around them. Even in the position of king, Duncan's jargon might suggest otherwise. Duncan places others on a high pedestal, uttering kind words such as: “O brave cousin! Worthy gentleman!” (Shakespeare I.ii.24). It speaks very well to the other person, as does Justin Bieber. In an interview with Ink Splot 26, when asked about Usher, who signed Justin Bieber, he says nothing but kind words about Usher stating "how influential [Usher] is in life and how much pride [Usher] takes in leading me to become the best." person I can be” (Ink Splot 26: Interview with Justin Bieber). Besides what they say, there is the tone in which they speak. Although Duncan and Bieber both have formal tones, Duncan's tone is more superior, and Bieber's formal tone has more of a slightly street-talk tone. When King Duncan tells Ross to send the news to Ma...... middle of paper ...... he feels like he's getting something in return. If this had been the fact in the play, the results might simply have been different. Works Cited Bieber, Justin. Twitter. 29 June 2010. Web. 17 February 2011. .Grigoriadis, Vanessa. "Justin Bieber talks sex, politics, music and puberty." Rolling Stone. February 16, 2011. Web. February 17, 2011. "Justin Bieber: What's Difficult and Amazing About His Life." People.com. 07 April 2010. Web. 17 February 2011. .Scaggs, Austin. “Welcome to Bieber's World: Hit LP, Teen Riots, Massive Tour.” Rolling Stone April 29, 2010: 28. Print.Shakespeare, William. Macbeth. Ed. Jesse M. Lander. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2007. Print.