This research paper examines power and ethics in Shakespeare’s King Lear and Macbeth, focusing on how the playwright portrays power dynamics and authority structures within these works. This study reveals the complexities and the impact of power on personal and political spheres. The paper explores how Shakespeare’s characters represent power and ethical norms in society. We used Foucault’s power theory as a framework to analyse the plays selected. The findings underscore the nuanced approach Shakespeare takes to ethics and power, offering insights into the historical context of his plays and their relevance to contemporary discussions on gender and authority. Human beings despite moral education have remain or become amoral. Such people tend to be found among certain criminal types who cannot seem to realise they have done anything wrong. They tend not to have any remorse, regret or concern for what they have done. It seems an underlying factor that the binding tie between good and bad governance lies in ethical consideration and moral judgement by those on whom power is being exercise.