Hamlet vs. Macbeth
With the end of the sixteenth century, there came a “turning point in Shakespeare’s life which consequently changed his plays from the fanciful ideals to the seriousness of man. The results were the great tragedies from “1592-1609” (Thurber 184). These tragedies consisted of deeper concepts of the natural struggles that face mankind. Therefore, each play during these seventeen years has a tragic motive, this stems from Shakespeare’s concentration on the deeper and sadder complexities of life. Hamlet conceived in 1601, consequently contains the premise for Macbeth composed four years later. With this in mind, it can be illustrated the tragedies Hamlet and Macbeth are parallel by a comparison of the characteristics in each work.The first demonstration in the similarities between Hamlet and Macbeth is in their personalities. One shared attribute is in the form of their insecurity. Hamlet states “My father’s brother, but no more like my father/ Than I to Hercules” (1.2 152-153); this quote is alleges Hamlet doubts his strength and/or heroic capabilities. Macbeth reveals his lack of self-confidence in his statement “Present fears / Are less than horrible imaginings” (1.3 138-139). Evidently, he is attem
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