Harry Potter and Macbeth: two stories that both had an incredible impact on the world. Since the publication of the books, the Harry Potter series has become a real phenomenon. From selling products in stores around the world to making millions of dollars from the movies, the universe is no stranger to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. For Macbeth, fame is just as strong. While Shakespeare wrote many amazing plays, Macbeth is one of the best. There have been films, TV shows, books, commercials, artwork and more that have been influenced by this incredible piece. After doing some research and analyzing the HP and Macbeth series, I discovered that there actually is a connection between the two. Specifically, in the Harry Potter story, the prophecy referred to the birth of a boy at the end of July, who would have the power to defeat Lord Voldemort. After hearing the prophecy, Voldemort immediately began searching for Harry, and the rest is history. In the classic story of Macbeth, many different prophecies are mentioned throughout the story. One prophecy spoke of Macbeth becoming king, the next that Banquo would be the father of future generations of kings, another that no man born of woman would be able to kill Macbeth, and many more. The number of prophecies in Macbeth is enormous so it would take too long to describe each one in detail, but overall it is very clear that the prophecies play a prominent role, and the story would certainly not be the same without Prophecies , to their ambition, to their eventual death, the two characters share so much in common. JK Rowling has even discussed using Macbeth's influence in her famous novels. The real question though is why use Macbeth as an influence? What is the point of taking a play written by William Shakespeare and trying to adapt it to the modern world? In response, there are so many characteristics of Macbeth that we, as people today, can still relate to. Sometimes we have trouble containing our ambitions, and sometimes we let things get out of control. We may find ourselves hungry for power and have difficulty giving it up. There will also be times when someone gives us some pretty big advice (maybe not big prophecies, but important nonetheless), and we ignore it because we think we know what's best. Overall, using Macbeth as an influence was one of the best things JK Rowling could have ever done. This gave Lord Voldemort a very human quality and gave us insight into his dark but calculated personality. This allowed the reader to try to understand the reasoning behind Voldemort's decisions and perhaps grasp his emotions a little more. So even though the Harry Potter books and the story of Macbeth are not a word-for-word replication of each other, the influence still remains