Shakespeare’s Macbeth And Dostoevsky’s Raskolnikov: Literary Philosophies

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gave his last twenty rubles to Katerina, Marmeladov’s wife. He did not want to see her suffer any more than he could help. Also, Raskolnikov feared his sister, Dunia, was marrying Luzhin for the wrong reasons, so he interfered to try to save her from unnecessary pain and anguish.
Macbeth and Raskolnikov each had flaws that led to evil actions; both characters had strong wishes and desires which they were not able to obtain patiently rather, they tried to develop their own extraordinary circumstances. Macbeth’s tragic flaw was his unrestrained ambition because he wanted to be a king much too badly. As a result of this ambition, Macbeth killed whomever he felt was in the way of his becoming king. Originally, he murdered Duncan to become king; however, after hearing the witch’s prophecies, he felt compelled to kill Banquo. These two murders were not the result of hatred, but instead, they were the consequences of an overbearing tragic flaw. Similarly, Raskolnikov’s ...

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