With the end of the sixteenth century, there came a "turning point in Shakespeare's life which consequently changed his plays from the fanciful ideals to the seriousness of man. The results were the great tragedies from "1592-1609" (Thurber 184). These tragedies consisted of deeper concepts of the natural struggles that face mankind. Therefore, each play during these seventeen years has a tragic motive, this stems from Shakespeare's concentration on the deeper and sadder complexities of life. Hamlet conceived in 1601, consequently contains the premise for Macbeth composed four years later. With this in mind, it can be illustrated the tragedies Hamlet and Macbeth are parallel by a comparison of the characteristics in each work.
             The first demonstration in the similarities between Hamlet and Macbeth is in their personalities. One shared attribute is in the form of their insecurity. Hamlet states "My father's brother, but no more like my father/ Than I to Hercules" (1.2 152-153); this quote is alleged Hamlet doubts his strength and/or heroic capabilities. Macbeth reveals his lack of self-confidence in his statement "Present fears Are less than horrible imaginings" (1.3 138-139). Evidently, he is attempting to persuade himself into trusting in his potential and the murder that he is tempted to do cannot possibly be as frightening as he now feels it is. Another mutual trait that is in the men is in the results of the murders of the kings. Hamlet's assassination of his uncle/ father has the duplicate consequences as Macbeth's murder of his father figure: both men by the end of the play are deceased. Both men are cunning in their process of leading their victims into a false sense of security prior to eradication, in that Hamlet uses entertainment to lower Claudius' guard and Macbeth employs his home and peaceful compliance to decrease Duncan's shield. Both Hamlet and Macbeth share the loyalty and friendship from secondary characters in tha...