1. Comparison - Macbeth and Wuthering Heights
... "Macbeth," and the novel, "Wuthering Heights," are driven by the protagonists' incessant fixations with forces that are destructive to their existence; thus ultimately establishing obsession as a critical element in defining both works in the gothic genre. Macbeth's obsession is based upon his thirst for power, whereas Heathcliff and Cathy's is centered on their ceaseless desire for one another. However although both ... 's desire for power signifies how his obsession isn't innate, but is rather intensified with the increasing force of the witches and Lady Macbeth, until it is eventually...
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