How would I compare the book Oliver Twist to the play Macbeth?

What an interesting analysis you have chosen or been
given! If I were you, I would want to approach this question looking at the topic of
evil and how we are or aren't susceptible to evil in our lives. This to me seems to be
the most obvious way we can compare these two excellent
texts.

Macbeth, of course, is famous
for the way in which Macbeth is driven into acts of murder by the prophecy he has
received from the witches and then the encouragement of his life. His ambition is the
cause of his increasing evil, that begins with murder and then ends with orchestrating
the death of entire families, as in the family of
Macduff.

However, let us compare the characters Macbeth and
Oliver from Oliver Twist for one moment. Oliver is noteworthy
precisely because of his goodness and innocence. In spite of the best efforts of evil
characters such as Fagin and Bill Sykes, Olvier remains uncorrupted and an essentially
good boy. Of course, critics argue that his character suffers as a result, as he remains
a flat, static character, and thus some argue he is unrealistic. However, it is
interesting that nothing is able to shake the innocence and naivety from
Oliver.

So, this is the way that I would approach this
question. A possible thesis statement you could use would
be:

Both Macbeth and Oliver
Twist explore the concept of evil how outside influences impact, or fail to
impact, their central characters.

This seems a really
interesting analysis. Good luck!