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

Part I of Essay
In literature, authors have had certain goals and have often tried to incorporate literary philosophies, such as naturalism, existentialism, or realism, into their works. If two authors had aimed for the same type of reaction from the reader, their works would most likely ....

Part II of Essay
.... suspicious man, he immediately called the police and tried to protect the girl. When his friendly acquaintance Marmeladov died, Raskolnikov 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 w ....