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Neither Two Face or Macbeth are masters of their fate, they are controlled by others
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Both Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Nolan’s The Dark Knight explore the way in which
protagonists are manipulated and possess little to no control over their fate
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This can clearly be seen in the journey of both Harvey “Two Face” Dent and
Macbeth
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Ultimately, these two protagonists are swayed by the
interference in their fate, but are not completely controlled
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Initially Macbeth is described as “brave”, “valiant’ and
“worthy”; his loyalty and courage displayed on the battlefield being higher than that
expected of the average man
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These “instruments of darkness” implant a seed in the mind of
Macbeth
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This ultimately leads him to murder his king, and was only aided by the
manipulation presented by his wife
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Conversely, Harvey
Dent demonstrates how a justice driven man can turn to evil
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This is observed through the murder of Harvey’s
fiancé and similar to Macbeth, the idea that Harvey should “implant a little anarchy” into his
life
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In contrast, Macbeth’s murderous ‘deeds’ are motivated
through fear, greed, and his own ‘vaulting ambition’
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While Macbeths manipulation is purely verbal, Harvey’s is significantly
more physical and emotional as it involves the death of a loved one and the disfigurement
of his face
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The Witches are only presented in a few
scenes, allowing Macbeths mind to ponder
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Dent ends the novel seen as a just hero who lost his life while
defending Gotham, unlike Macbeth who’s demise is seen as the death of a tyrant and the
beginning of a new era
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While
Macbeth is shown his true ambition by the Witches, it is his own free will that drives him to
believe them and lay is faith in them
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This is what mainly leads him to commit “Unnatural deeds”
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Unlike Macbeth, Harvey’s murderous

attitude is shown before he has been influenced
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Both
Macbeth and Dent are unable to control their feelings and emotions
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Both Macbeth and Harvey do have partial
control over their fate and lead to their own demise
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Macbeths greed is highly contrasted by
our first impression of him on the battlefield, this draws an identical comparison from a
justice driven Harvey to a “psychotic” Two Face
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Both characters are influenced by the behavior of others,
but the final say in their fate is the result of their motivation, power and revenge
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Macbeth and Harvey dent begin the novel as men of honour, yet by the end of the texts
both are dead with Harvey being remembered as a hero and Macbeth a tyrant
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For Dent, the
Jokers torments, torturous actions and his own emotions lead him to insanity

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