Compare and contrast between Macbeth and Malcolm?

andare
contrasted as polar opposites in terms of leadership.is a ruthless tyrant while Malcolm
possesses all the attributes of an ideal king.

First, Malcolm is 's son, and
therefore he is the rightful heir to the throne. Further, Duncan has specifically named him
heir. In contrast, Macbeth is an usurper who gains the throne through murder.

Malcolm refers to Macbeth as a tyrant, saying:

This tyrant, whose sole name blisters our tongues,

Was once
thought honest.

confirms this, saying:

Not in the legions

Of horrid
hell can come a devil more damned

In evils to top Macbeth.

Malcolm speaks of the vices that characterize a tyrant like
Macbeth. These include being greedy, lecherous, dishonest, deceitful, unpredictable, and
spiteful. Malcolm, testing Macduff, says he suffers from all of these vices and more. When
Macduff finally recoils in horror and shows that his first loyalty is to doing what is best for
Scotland, Malcolm says he was simply testing Macduff. Now that...