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. ... By the beginning of Act III, Hamlet is almost ready to kill Claudius, but he still needs more proof that Claudius killed his father. ... The protagonist in this play is Macbeth. ... Lady Macbeth contributed to Macbeth's downfall when she first convinces him to kill Duncan. ...

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(Act 1, Scene 2) referring to his awkward position of now being the stepson of his uncle. ... For these reasons, namely his greedy lust for Desdemona and his need for power and authority, Iago Of all of Shakespeare's powerful females, one of the most recognized is Lady Macbeth, from the play Macbeth. ... However, murder isn't the only evil act that Lady Macbeth commits in this play. When Lady Macbeth learns that Duncan will be visiting their home, she prays to the devil to release her of "thy nature; (because) it is too full o" the milk of human kindness," (Act 1, Scene 5) so ...

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In Hamlet's case, he is rash, unable to act, and ill tempered. ... Similarly, Macbeth's ambition to become king eventually leads to his demise. ... The most obvious example is the appearance of Banquo's ghost to Macbeth in which only Macbeth can see; everyone else around him is oblivious to his vision and therefore considers him mad. ... In most cases, it is the tragic hero who performs the act of betrayal. ... In Romeo and Juliet, the two lovers commit suicide, and Macbeth ends with a decapitation. ...

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This is the opposite of Shakespeare's play, Macbeth, in which the tragic hero spends too much time acting, and not enough time thinking. Hamlet dwells too much on whether or not to act on something, and by the time he decides to act, it is too late. ...

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Revenge causes one to act blindly through anger, rather than reason. ... / Follow my mother" (Act 5, ii, 327-32). ... Hamlet acted blindly through his anger, which caused the downfall and death of himself. ... But my revenge will come" (Act 4,vii, 25-29). ... (Act 4,vii, 123-25). ...

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