Essay question 1.

When King Claudius says "Madness in great ones must not unwatched go" he states a truth that meets with any society in all ages. Is is true in today's age with all of the power hungry politicians that will do anything to keep their power, and possibly increase it. Our society has their own way of dealing with these types of people.

First and formost in our defence against the madness, we have the people themselves. Since we have a government set up where the people choose who is in charge, we can keep them from ever getting their power in the first place. However, this isn't the best tactic, because the ploiticians lie, and will say anything to get your support. There are also ways to make them behave in whatever position they hold.

The limitations on every job in government keep them in their boundaries, and from abusing their positions. They also have other people that they have to report to, and usually get the okay from. This limits what they can do, and makes it very difficult for them to use thir power for personal gain. However there are persistant people who are very clever, and manage to get around the red tape. So we can also remove them from their posts.

If the people find that their political choice is not doing what he should be and doing alot of what he shouldn't, then they can be removed. Clinton and Nixon also abused their positions are were removed from office, showing that even the big dog president isn't safe from replacement. Another tactic that societies use to keep their "great ones" in check is fear.

Fear is a tactic that almost every society in every age has used to keep people in check, and it's no different for people in power. With the idea of being punished, be it prison or simply fearing for their lives, one way of another people will do their best to stay in line. Add all of these together, and it makes it very difficult in this day and age to not stay in line and get away with it.