Macbeth is a Shakespearean tragedy that teaches readers about the ambition and greed that led to the tragedy. The work features many interesting scenes, references to the unknown and several interesting characters. In 1998, a Sam Raimi film was made based on the book of the same name, titled A Simple Plan. Although the plots are not the same, the characters and setting are very similar. The main idea of ​​A Simple Plan illustrates important similarities to Macbeth. The characters have similar feelings and experience equal losses. Lady Macbeth and Sarah have strong ambitions and create plans to achieve their goals before their husbands can anticipate them. For example, during the scene where Lady Macbeth reads Macbeth's letter, the witches are said to have given Macbeth the prophecy that he would become king. Lady Macbeth hesitates no further than telling Macbeth to kill Duncan: “The raven itself is hoarse / That croaks Duncan's fatal entrance / Beneath my battlements” This quote can be seen in scene 1, acts 38-40. When she learns that Macbeth asks the "stars" to hide his desires, Lady Macbeth asks the spirits to give her strength by giving her manly cruelty "Come, ye spirits that entertain mortal thoughts, strip me here, and fill me from head to toe full of the most atrocious cruelty. Act 1, scene 40-43She is clearly willing to do whatever it takes to become queen. As soon as Macbeth informs her that King Duncan is coming to their castle that night, she tells him that tonight's event will all be under her control. “ and you will put this night's great affair in my dispatch, which will give to all our nights and days to come an exclusively sovereign dominion and dominion. Act 1, scene 5The conversation shows that Lady... middle of paper. ..he wants the 40 million dollars to be safe. Hank's greed was so strong that he didn't hesitate to kill the old man who Jacob couldn't kill, because he would do anything to protect his 40 million dollars like Macbeth. protected his throne. Hank managed to manipulate his friend Jacob into killing his other friend, Lou, and then killing Hank by killing Jacob. There is a strong resemblance between Raimi's film, A simple Plan, and Shakespeare's Macbeth. The plot suggests important similarities to that of the play. The characters, although fewer in number, have similar feelings and experience equal losses. The play features many unexpected twists, references to supernatural and interesting characters and is set in mysterious Scotland. Macbeth is a Shakespearean tragedy that tells a story of ambition and greed that led to Macbeth's downfall and is similar to A simple Plan.