Macbeth And The Tempest Comparison Essay

Macbeth VS Tempest
(A discussion on the contrast and comparison between two characters in Macbeth and The Tempest)
As the great William Shakespeare once said, “Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” Out of all of the plays that Shakespeare has written, they all have things in common and they all have things that are dissimilar. In the two plays Macbeth and The Tempest, there are many things that are the same and that are different. Two of these characters that can be compared and contrasted are Macbeth from the play Macbeth and Miranda in The Tempest. These characters, Macbeth and Miranda, within these two plays can be compared and contrasted in many different ways, three of these ways are their conscious, how they treat others, and their position in the kingdom.
To begin, Macbeth and Miranda each have their own, yet similar belief systems. The way that they feel about immoral acts is very similar. When it comes to doing the right thing they both feel as if it is their moral duty to always do the right thing. Even though Macbeth seems like a dreadful guy, he knows that in the end he must do what is right. “The service and the loyalty I owe, In doing it, pays itself. Your highness' part, Is to receive our duties; and our duties Are to your throne and state children and servants, Which do but what they should, by doing everything Safe toward your love and honour.” (Macbeth 1-4-301) This quote from Macbeth expands on the fact that Macbeth and Miranda both want to honor what they know is right and true. For they tell all of the people they come around that they know what it is true and that everyone needs to follow these rules if they wish to become the best people that they can be. Jennifer Reidel expands on the subject by sayin...

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...ween them. Even though they come from two completely different stories, one could see how similar they are. Macbeth being the main character in Macbeth and Miranda being a side character in The Tempest, they are so different, and yet so very the alike. Marilynn B. Brewer expands, “A model of optimal distinctiveness is proposed in which social identity is viewed as a reconciliation of opposing needs for assimilation and differentiation from others.” What she is trying to say is that you can see yourself in others and vis versa. Everyone is their own person, but you see the same qualities repeated throughout many people, fictional or nonfictional. Overall, these characters, Macbeth and Miranda, within these two plays can be compared and contrasted in many different ways, three of these ways are their conscious, how they treat others, and their position in the kingdom.