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 …showed first 75 words of 697 total…

…showed last 75 words of 697 total…Dickens' work also help show the moral struggle inside of the characters. These two works of literature parallel each other on many levels, mostly on the supernatural forces helping urge the plot along, and the moral factors in both works of literature. These parallels in such a long span of time show the world's opinion of ambition and lust for power, and also show that stories like these can happen today, if we aren't careful.