Hamlet And Macbeth Comparative Essay

“Maybe the journey isn’t so much about becoming anything. Maybe it’s about unbecoming everything that isn’t really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place.” While who said this remains unknown, many works of literature show the trueness . A human should not be forced to become something or someone they are not, nor should they desire being something or someone they are not. However, works of literature are written to show lessons in life through the use of characters. In both Hamlet and Macbeth, characters are not always who they seem to be; this theme, known as nature in theater versus life, appears to be one of Shakespeare’s specialties. “False face must hide what the false heart doth know.” (I, VII, 82) In this line from Macbeth, Shakespeare hints at his usage of appearance versus reality. Macbeth and his horrid wife, Lady Macbeth, pretend to be people who they are not in order to murder the king of Scotland. Not only does Macbeth contain cowardly characters, it also contains three witches. The three witches are visited by Macbeth often and plot to ruin his life by previews of Macbeth’s future. These apparitions include ghosts, which haunt Macbeth’s mind. Macbeth endures much guilt from murdering two people, preventing …show more content…
Truth can be defined as anything that has been passed down from generations that give us hope, peace, encourage us and something to believe in. In Macbeth, two Truths stood out in my mind. These are love and conscience. Macbeth refers to Lady Macbeth as his “dearest partner of greatness” and loves her unconditionally despite her evil flaws. (I, V, 9-10) Macbeth’s conscience plays a major factor in the work. After he murders Duncan, his conscience begins to eaten by guilt and he can no longer sleep at night. Soon, his wife’s conscience also becomes affected and she begins sleepwalking. In the case of Lady Macbeth, her conscience leads her to commit