Part one of term paper
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 intrigue the reader’s interest, and consists of a hero that has a tragic flaw. There are many comparative and contrasting aspects in ...

Part two of term paper
... Hamlet himself, and in one scene by Marcellus and Bernardo, Hamlet’s servants. Similarly in both plays, the main characters are slightly suspicious of the actual powers these supernatural figures have. As the witches use their apparent powers to tell Macbeth the future, the ghost of King Hamlet tells Hamlet what has happened already. Hamlet states in one of his soliloquies “The spirit that I have seen / may be the devil” (2.2.598-599). Macbeth also has his doubts because when the witches ...