Witch-slapped: Macbeth's fall from grace

The question I chose to analyze was, "To what extent would Shakespeare agree with this statement? Power corrupts power, and absolute power corrupts absolutely - Lord Action". In my personal opinion I would presume that Shakespeare would agree with this statement to a great extent due to exemplifying curruption of power through Lady MacBeth and Macbeth, as well as an example of power corruption I have anaylsised. 
In the play MacBeth, Shakespeare is very critical of his writing. He wants his plays and writing to exhibit his social and political beliefs, but must mascarray these beliefs via the form of a play. Power corruption is a prevlient through his protyal of The MacBeths ambition to take King Duncan's crown. Once the prophecy that Macbeth will soon be the King of Scotland is foretold to MacBeth, we see an evilness come upon they MacBeths as they begin to scheme against the King to murder him in his sleep, which is considered to be savagery, due to the victim not being able to repent of their sins before having their life taken. But this does not stop MacBeth from commuting this murder in cold blood due to the power that the thron possessed. By MacBeth gaining the throng, this shows corruption of power and the importance of the one in power in this society. Shakespeare protrays the message that if one man posses to much power or has the ability to gain power it will become corrupt due to mans nature. 
An example of this power corruption that Shakespeare portrays in today's society would be the Catholic Preist scandals. Many stories have arised lately describing the sexual harassment of priests all over the world. These presist, who are of high prostiege and power, use this power to influence others a that their sins will be forgiven if they preform sexual acts sight the priest. Since the priest is such a promonate figure in the Chatholic specify, these victims I trust the presit and believe that their sins will be forgiven. This goes to further the point that those in power will corrupt power, and of one person or body is given all the power it will become corrupted in its entirity.

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