Thorsen,+Ernst,+and+Malcolm

The person in history that most relates to Malcolm is a Burmese woman by the name of [|Aung San Suu Kyi]. Aung San Suu Kyi is a Nobel prize winning peace advocate who inspired [|Burma] to slough the shackles of oppression. Aung San Suu Kyi and Malcolm are similar because both of their parents were killed, they left their native homelands, they overturned depraved governments, and they both rose to a position of power. Each one of these people is both a hero and savior to his or her respective country. __**Aung San Suu Kyi**__ Aung San Suu Kyi was born on the nineteenth of June in 1945. Her father was a man by the name of Aung San, an important political figure at the time in Burma. Aung San founded the modern Burmese army and also negotiated the independence of Burma from the UK in 1947. As one might suspect, any person who creates this much change is bound to draw attention to themselves, and this is exactly what happened to Aung San. All of the changes fostered many enemies and rivals, and later in the year of 1947 his enemies had him assassinated. The assassination caused Aung San Suu Kyi to flee Burma and continue her education at St Hugh's College, Oxford, where she obtained a B.A.degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. As if this isn't impressive enough already, Aung San Suu Kyi later received a a Ph.D. at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London in 1985. In 1988 Aung San Suu Kyi returned to Burma in order to care for her sickly mother. Strangely enough, this was the year that the long-time leader of the [|Socialist ruling party], General [|Ne Win], stepped down, leading to mass demonstrations for democracy on 8 August 1988. It was at this time that Aung San Suu Kyi realized her country needed her. She entered politics to work towards [|democratization], and bring order back to her country from the vicious hands of the ruthless Junta, who was in power in Burma. After entering politics, Aung San Suu Kyi helped found the [|National League for Democracy] on September 27, 1988, which she still heads to this day. Aung San Suu Kyi was and still is a beacon of hope to the people of Burma in the face of the ruthless and cruel Junta leadership. She is able to inspire hope and confidence in her people and is most well known for her "Freedom From Fear" speech, which begins, "It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it." __**Malcolm**__ Anyone who has read [|Macbeth] knows about Prince Malcolm of Scotland. At first Malcolm may come off as cowardly, fleeing his country and forsaking his crown and duties in order to stay alive. However, as the play goes on the reader comes to realize the great courage, intelligence, and love for his country that Malcolm possesses. One of Malcolm's greatest shows of cunning is right after the news of the murder of Macduff's family reaches the English courts. Malcolm cleverly turns all of Macduff's grief to rage and power when he says, " Be this the whetstone of your sword. Let grief / Convert to anger.Blunt not the heart; enrage it" (4.3.268-269). By the end of act four Malcolm has displayed that his time in England has not diminished his ability to rule Scotland with the same type of care, compassion, and strength that King Duncan showed his people. The reader is set up to believe that by the end of the play the rightful heir will claim finally claim his throne. Malcolm plays a key part in the defeat of the tyrant Macbeth, and it is Malcolm's idea of "moving" Birnam Wood that ultimately leads to Macbeth eschewing the safety of his castle, which ultimately leads to the fight between Macbeth and Macduff. Malcolm's passage:
 * __Prince Malcolm's Counterpart__**

Let every soldier hew him down a bough

and bear't it before him. Thereby shall we shadow

The numbers of our host and make discovery

Err in report of us. (5.4.6-9)

plays perfectly on the fears of Macbeth and causes Macbeth to make hasty and unwise decisions that ultimately lead to his demise. After displaying wisdom, intelligence, and dedication for his country on so many occasions it is clear that Malcolm will end up being a truly great and successful leader for his people after he is crowned at Scone.
 * __Aung San Suu Kyi and Malcolm are mirror images because...__**

Now that each of these two saviors of civilizations have been summarized, it is very clear to draw the conclusion that besides the fact that one is a female and one is a male, they are basically one in the same person. Firstly, both of these people became powerful and influential people due to the death of a parent, if it had not been for the death of Aung San Suu Kyi's father, there is a good chance that she would not have left the country to advance her education, and thus she would not have later started the National League for Democracy. As for Malcolm, if Duncan had never been murdered there is a good chance that Malcolm would still be just a prince, blending into the background and having to wait for his father to die before he could gain any real power. A second similarity between the two is that they both fled their beloved countries for their personal safety. After Aung San Suu Kyi's father was killed she fled to advance her education, although the reader doesn't know exactly what Malcolm did while he was in England, he most likely did something constructive with his time in the English courts. A third reason that these two people are similar to one another is that they both overturned depraved governments. Aung San Suu Kyi created the National League for Democracy in order to overthrow the harsh Junta's military leadership, and Malcolm used his English allies, as well as the help of Macduff to overthrow the depravity that was the government of Macbeth. Both of these heroes displayed amazing courage, intelligence, and resilience in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. They should both be recognized as giants of mankind.



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