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Hamlet And Macbeth Hamlet Vs. Term Paper

While Macbeth also appears to see ghosts as a result of killing his friend and the king, it is very probable that his visions are caused by his conscience, as he is unable to get over the fact that he murdered his best friend and the king. Lady Macbeth also yields to hallucinations: "Here's the smell of blood still: all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand" (Lady Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 1). Instead of perceiving them as being examples of their dirty conscience, the Macbeths consider that their visions are supernatural occurrences that appear as a result of their actions. Macbeth lacks morality where Hamlet uses too much of it: the former does not hesitate to kill anyone that stands in his way in spite of the fact that he is actually close to many of the people that he kills whereas Hamlet discovers that Claudius is actually responsible for his father's death but postpones their...

The ghost in "Hamlet" is interested in providing the protagonist with the truth regarding his father's death. In contrast, the witches in "Macbeth" are solely interested in destroying the central character's life and his ability to employ moral thinking in analyzing matters. While Hamlet's final actions are justified, none of Macbeth's actions can be considered to be reasonable. Macbeth is practically the victim of his own vulnerability, given that the witches were apparently aware regarding his weakness and exploited it through presenting him with what he wanted the most: the kingdom of Scotland.
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Shakespeare, William, "Hamlet," Tauchnitz, 1843

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Shakespeare, William, "Hamlet," Tauchnitz, 1843

Shakespeare, William, "Macbeth: a tragedy," Matthews and Leigh., 1807.
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