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In William Shakespeare's play Hamlet: Prince of Denmark and Macbeth there are many similarities, along with many differences. They are both Shakespearean tragedies, that use the supernatural to attract the reader, and both have a hero with a tragic flaw or trait that cause a problem or conflict throughout the story.
To start off with both plays have Supernatural occurrences. In the beginning of Macbeth, there are three witches who prophesized that Macbeth would be the Thane of Cawdor, and then would be king. In Hamlet we also see supernatural occurrences. In the beginning of Hamlet, Hamlet meets his fathers ghost and is told that Claudius killed him. The ghost tells hamlet to seek revenge of his death.
The similarities between the story of Hamlet and Macbeth are that they both feature power, greed, revenge, death, ambition, and that appearances can be deceiving. When Macbeth was told the prophecy of what he would gain he was not satisfied. Macbeth went to great lengths......

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