Macbeth vs. A Christmas Carol
William Shakespeare's Macbeth, and Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol parallel each other on many levels. Macbeth is a play that describes the rise and fall of a ruler who believes nothing can harm him, so the lead character, cleverly called Macbeth, attains power whenever possible, not caring who he hurts or what he destroys in the process. A Christmas Carol is also about the rise and fall of a town leader, the richest man in town, Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge's hunger for wealth and power is illustrated and the reader can see how an too much ambition can plague a man until it's too late. Both Macbeth and A Christmas Carol are similiar because they show how the hunger for wealth and power can destroy lives, whether it's in Shakespeare's time, of Dickens'. We see an obvious similarity in both works of literature in the beginning. Both Macbeth and Ebenezer Scrooge receive supernatural guests. Macbeth is visited by a trio of foul witches, after a long and exhausting battle with the Norwegian army. These witches predict that Macbeth will become king of Scotland and Banquo, Macbeth's partner, shall
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Approximate Word count = 753
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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