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Similarities Between Shakespeare And King Ubu

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The reader might find numerous affinities between the works of Shakespeare and King Ubu. For instance, Pere Ubu’s wife, Mere Ubu has many of the characteristics of Macbeth. Mere convinces his husband that he should murder the king and the entire royal family in order to become the king of Poland, in the same way that Lady Macbeth does with her husband. Moreover, we have a few identical attributes inserted in the two main male characters, Pere Ubu and Macbeth, such as their ambitions, and, of course, their way to achieve their aspirations.
Another Shakespearean play, which is re-presented in King Ubu, is Hamlet. More precisely, it is the part of the story when the king was murdered and his later appearance as a ghost, asking his son, Hamlet

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