The_Trageties_Of_Macbeth_And_Hamlet

The Trageties Of Macbeth And Hamlet The Tragedies of Macbeth and Hamlet The Tragedies of Macbeth and Hamlet were written by William Shakespeare. The Protagonist in Macbeth is Macbeth and the protagonist in Hamlet is Claudius. These two characters are similar in the way that they are both having major downfalls in the play. Claudius’ downfall is that he has to live with his conscience after killing king hamlet taking his throne and marrying his wife. Macbeth’s downfall was when he killed Duncan to become king in the beginning of the play. In the Play Hamlet, Claudius has a downfall throughout the play. His downfall is that he has to live with the fact that he killed king Hamlet After Claudius commits the deed of killing King Hamlet, he almost immediately marries Hamlet's wife, Queen Gertrude. Claudius also gains a new son, his former nephew Hamlet, the son of King Hamlet. At this point in the play, Hamlet does not know that Claudius has murdered his father, but he dislikes him anyway. Claudius has a guilty conscience because he is keeping from his wife and hamlet the fact that he murdered former king Hamlet and it wasn’t just an accident. Prince Hamlet macbeth, hamlet, play, claudius, king, downfall, because, kill, murder, duncan, after, wife, killed, conscience, wasn’t, protagonist, major, live, killing, banquo, three, similar, scotland, own, new, murdered, macbeth’s, lady, know, himself, guilty, guilt, ghost, gets, father