Hamlet Vs. Macbeth

What separates Hamlet from other revenge plays (and maybe from every play written before it) is that the action we expect to see, particularly from Hamlet himself, is continually postponed while Hamlet tries to obtain more certain knowledge about what he is doing. This play poses many questions that other plays would simply take for granted. Can we have certain knowledge about ghosts? Is the ghost what it appears to be, or is it really a misleading fiend? Does the ghost have reliable knowledge about its own death, or is the ghost itself deluded? Moving to more earthly matters: How can we know for certain the facts about a crime that has no witnesses? Can Hamlet know the state of Claudius’s soul by watching his behavior? If so, can he know the facts of what Claudius did by observing the state of his soul? Can Claudius (or the audience) know the state of Hamlet’s mind by observing his behavior and listening to his speech Can we know whether our actions will have the consequences we want them to have? Can we know anything about the afterlife?Hamlet and Macbeth share similar themes. Hamlet's major theme is "revenge driven by hatred will lead to one's downfall;" Macbeth's major theme is "unrestrained ambition will lead to one's downfall." Although both themes deal with human vices that can ultimately result in one's downfall, Macbeth's theme is much more relevant to the 21st century. Where the extreme notions of revenge in Hamlet are frowned upon in modern society, the overbearing ambition found in Macbeth is still present, only in a modern context. Instead of thanes killing kings to take the throne, in modern society, politicians bribe their way into office and students cheat to obtain good grades. In contrast, revenge killings such as those found in Hamlet are categorized as homicides and are punishable by law. In addition, the notion of personal revenge itself is not taken as seriously now as it was in the Elizabethan Era. Where "an eye for an eye" was perfectly