No, no, he is dead, Go to they death-bed, He never will come again." ... Macbeth for one murders his best friend Banquo in fear that his children will overthrow his position as king. This is an extreme action to take in the face of fear, especially when it results in the murder of one's best friend. ... In many, if not all of Shakespeare's tragedies, fate is a common theme. ... Finally, the most common theme in all of Shakespeare's tragedies is death. ...

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The character of Macbeth created by William Shakespeare demonstrates many of the qualities that Aristotle believed a tragic hero should possess. ... This generates fear within the audience as they realise that everyone makes mistakes and the audience can recognise their ability to commit the same errors. ... "I"ll go no more: I am afraid to think what I have done; look on "t again I dare not." ... "Then live, Macduff: what need I fear of thee?" ... Macbeth written by the playwright William Shakespeare is a perfect example of many of Aristotle's theories on what constitutes a true tragedy....

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By participating vicariously in the grief, pain and fear of the tragic hero or heroine, the spectator, in Aristotle's words, experiences pity and fear and is purged. ... Chaucer used the word to signify little more than the turn of the wheel of fortune, against whose force no meaningful effort of man is possible.This reminds us of how Aristoteles defined tragedy, as a drama which concerns better than average people (heroes, kings, gods) who suffer a transition from good fortune to bad fortune, and who speak in an elevated language. In the professional playhouses of the Renaissance and ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

And the qualities, which make this masterpiece of Shakespeare -Hamlet - a heroic character, have certainly laid him vulnerable to sufferings and destructions in his life. ... Hamlet's tragic flaw is his indecisiveness, which stems from his fear of being sent to hell for his sins on Earth. ... This fear prevents Hamlet from feeling the many joys of life including loyalty to his family and ambition. ... It seems that Hamlet at times, makes no decisions and instead projects the image of an indecisive, inactive and passive individual, a romantic incapable of action who is in some ways snivel...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, we discover that Macbeth is a tragic hero. ... At the beginning of the play, Shakespeare defines Macbeth as a hero very clearly. ... Since he overcomed his good nature, he no longer needed to be with his friend Banquo. ... He is not a criminal; he has no criminal tendencies. ... His conscience is numbed so that he escapes the domination of fears, and such a consummation may indeed be called a sort of peace. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate