Shakespeare's Macbeth and Euripedes' MedeaShakespeare's Macbeth and Euripedes' Medea are both tragic plays in the classical sense of the term. Medea and Macbeth covet the inaccessible, and this lust destroys them. We can't tell which character is truly tragic, as both fit the description. However, if any character deserves more sympathy, it is Madea, the abandoned wife, and not Macbeth, the king's killer. Macbeth's lust for power and his desire to please his wife lead to his downfall. He murders his former friend's children and suffers the consequences of this sin. Medea murders her own children in her quest to win back her lover Jason. She does this in revenge, since Jason considers the children not theirs, but his own. She also, like Macbeth, seeks to kill her rival, Jason's new lover, daughter of King Creon of Corinth and "true Greek". Euripedes and Shakespeare use the supernatural to enhance their plays. Macbeth is influenced by the prophecy of the three witches. Madea, who is a witch herself, is influenced by the mythological gods of ancient Greece. Macbeth and Medea's ambitions and lust lead to tragic conclusions in their lives. Driven by his wife who pecks the hen, Macbeth covets the throne. At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is sympathetic, but we soon discover his dark side which will lead to his tragic downfall. The play begins with Macbeth and Banquo, co-leaders of the Scottish army, returning from battle when they encounter three witches. The witches prophesy that Macbeth will become Thane of Cawder and, later, king.bodyOffer() 1. Witch. Hello everyone, Macbeth. Hello, Thane of Glamis!2. Witch. Hello everyone, Macbeth. Hail, Thane of Cawdor!3. Witch. Hail everyone, Macbeth, who will now be king! (Act 1. Sc. III, lines 50-55) They tell Banquo that he will not be king himself but that he will have his descendants as kings:1. Witch. Less than Macbeth and greater.2. Witch. Not so happy, but happier.3. Witch. You will have kings, even if you have none. So, hello everyone, Macbeth and Banquo! (Act 1, SC. ​​III, lines 70-74) Here we see Macbeth's ambitions begin to emerge. He begins to consider the possibility of becoming king! It is possible that King Duncan will choose Macbeth, a cousin, as his successor, but Macbeth's hopes are dashed when Duncan names his son, Malcolm..