Shakespeare, thought of by many to be the best English author of all time, constructed entangled plotlines of human conscience, emotion, and the folly of disregarding warnings that can be exemplified in one of his most well-known works, Macbeth. The roots of such moving narration can be traced back infallibly to Sophocles' Oedipus trilogy, in particular Oedipus Rex, otherwise known as Oedipus the King. Both Macbeth and Oedipus, the protagonists of the aforementioned classic literature …showed first 75 words of 820 total…

…showed last 75 words of 820 total…been stated by many to be the characteristic that adds such longevity to these plays. Both Sophocles and Shakespeare are well-remembered for their amazing use of conflict weaved through each personality and are constantly imitated by other authors that probably will never make it to such a stature. >>>> Bibliography Shakespeare, William. Macbeth. New York: Spark Publishing, 2003. Sophocles. Oedipus Rex. Trans. Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald. New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1977.