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    Compare and Contrast Lady Macbeth and Gertrude Lady Macbeth and Gertrude have many things in contrast but resemble one another as well. Both are married to a king‚ both have some influence over that king‚ and both are culpable of their final fate. While Lady Macbeth is a much stronger woman she just as Gertrude is married to a dishonorable man. Along with the similarities their differences are easily seen. Because each is married to a dishonorable man each is trapped by her position.Lady Macbeth

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    Macbeth’ was written around about 1603-1607 and no one really knows when the exact date ’Hamlet’ was written‚ but it was approximately in 1599-1601. The plays written were both tragedies written by William Shakespeare. ’Macbeth’ was about a man who was told a prophecy by three witches that he will be lord of Cawdor and he will become King. So he killed the former King of Scotland for himself and his wife Lady Macbeth to become king and queen‚ he was not alone in the murder his wife manipulated

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    Parallel Characters and Themes in Hamlet and MacBeth     Throughout William Shakespeare’s plays Hamlet and Macbeth  there are many similarities‚ along with many differences. These plays  are both Shakespearean tragedies‚ which often use supernatural  incidents to capture the reader’s interest‚ and consists of a hero that  has a tragic flaw. There are many comparative and contrasting  aspects in these plays.              The opening of Hamlet involves a supernatural‚ as does

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    The Reciprocities of Macbeth and Hamlet Shakespeare is a famous English poet and playwright known for his dramatic works that share critical similarities between one another. In most of his tragic plays‚ a character begins the play in a high social class and ends in‚ sometimes even lower than‚ the minimal social hierarchy. This development of a character’s social class is usually due to an incentive that changes a decision of one or more characters. These encouragements all impact the audience’s

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    What separates Hamlet from other revenge plays (and maybe from every play written before it) is that the action we expect to see‚ particularly from Hamlet himself‚ is continually postponed while Hamlet tries to obtain more certain knowledge about what he is doing. This play poses many questions that other plays would simply take for granted. Can we have certain knowledge about ghosts? Is the ghost what it appears to be‚ or is it really a misleading fiend? Does the ghost have reliable knowledge about

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    singing‚ animated young prince of the jungle. How does William Shakespeare’s play‚ Hamlet relate to the Disney movie‚ The Lion King? Although Simba‚ the main character in The Lion King has an ending that is more compatible with its juvenile audience‚ and Hamlet’s ending was literally deadly. They both have to go head to head with their evil uncles and they must overcome moral conflict within themselves. Simba and Hamlet have their obvious difference but also share more unique traits in their stories

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    Shakespeare’s plays Hamlet and Macbeth have similarities and differences. These plays are both tragedies that use supernatural incidents‚ and consist of a hero that has a tragic flaw. One of Hamlet’s main problems is that he takes a long time to seek revenge that he promised his ghost father he would accomplish. Macbeth‚ on the other hand‚ tends to act quickly and effectively. In both plays there are characters that relate to one another. Such as‚ Lady Macbeth and Gertrude‚ Lady Macbeth and Ophelia‚ and

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    father in Hamlet and the three witches in Macbeth are central to the plays’ plots. They are a major force in determining the actions of the heroes and are an integral part of the atmosphere of the play as a whole. Both Hamlet and Macbeth have their morals manipulated by supernatural forces and‚ as a result‚ end up questioning their

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    Macbeth‚ let alone any shakespeare play‚ would be difficult to portray because so many people have different opinions about the the scene should be. Shakespeare’s does not make this challenge any easier because he sets it up so the reader/viewer can make some interpretations his/herself. These two portrayals of Macbeth‚ the Kenneth Branagh and the Mel Gibson version‚ are extremely opposite to one another. Of course they still tell the story of Macbeth‚ but there is much controversy over who did it

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    The Role of Magic in Shakespeare’s The Tempest‚ Hamlet‚ and Macbeth     Like many other themes‚ magic and supernatural elements play a large role in many of Shakespeare’s works.  The use of magic interests the audience‚ plays to the imagination‚ and adds dramatic intrigue to the story‚ even when the rest of the plot is comprised of believable events.  These themes are most prominent in The Tempest‚ Hamlet‚ and Macbeth.  In each of these plays‚ magic and supernatural occurrences not only play a

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