In Macbeth we see a hero whose tragic flaw and the hand that fates plays bring about his downfall and chaos within the kingdom. The play Macbeth by William Shakespeare is a tragedy in which a young man named Macbeth living in Scotland during the 11th century visits three witches who foretell that he shall become King of Scotland. ... Throughout the duration of the play the audience can see many significant changes in Macbeth's character. ... In the play Macbeth the King was the ultimate ruler and had authority over everyone is the country. ... This make his role even more tragic as the...

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In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, we discover that Macbeth is a tragic hero. Macbeth is very ambitious, courageous, and a moral coward: all these things lead to his tragic death at the end of the play. At the beginning of the play, Shakespeare defines Macbeth as a hero very clearly. ... Near the end of the play, Lady Macbeth sleepwalked and had a dream about the killing of Duncan and Banquo. ... The power of nemesis is shown clearly at the end of the play when Macduff came back to murder Macbeth. ...

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The bard was very talented, being able to produce play after play in very short periods of time. ... Similarly, Macbeth's ambition to become king eventually leads to his demise. ... The most obvious example is the appearance of Banquo's ghost to Macbeth in which only Macbeth can see; everyone else around him is oblivious to his vision and therefore considers him mad. ... The most popular of Shakespeare's tragic plays end with death, usually of the protagonist. ... Aside from a depressing ending, these plays all end in a violent or self-destructive way. ...

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It is believed that Shakespeare wrote "Antony and Cleopatra" in 1606 after Macbeth and it is obviously one of his greatest plays. ... He wrote his play mostly based upon some historical facts, which helps forming the genre of the play. ... According to me, the play is both a historical play and a tragedy. ... In addition, the play is not really moralistic. ... It can still be discussed whether the play is a tragedy or a historical play but when the points are taken into consideration there can consequently be one correct answer to the question about the play's genre: it is both a histori...

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Oedipus, Macbeth, Lear, Hamlet, Othello "or Willy Loman. ... "It is curious, although edifying, that the plays we revere, century after century, are the tragedies. ... When the audience is brought to feel what Willy Loman feels, the play expands its vision and moves from the specific toward the fate of man. ... The final aspect of Aristotelian tragedy is thought, which conveys the universal appeal and theme of the play. ... CHARLEY: Good, keep playing; you'll sleep better. ...

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First is a graduating paper written by Saeroji (2012) which has main objective to reveal a tragedy of the main character in a play written by Arthur Miller titled All My Sons. The main character in that play is a protagonist named Joe Keller, a father who dedicates his whole life for his family. ... It was written by assassin418 entitled Macbeth as a Tragic Hero (2006, April 03) (retrieved 02:59 PM, June 11, 2014, from http://www.writework.com/essay/macbeth-tragic-hero-10). The essay defines how Macbeth is catagorized as a tragic hero. 1.8 Presentation This paper is divided into four chap...

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