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DEPATMENT OF ENGLISH FOR THE STUDENT OF 2 ND YEAR ENGLISH HONOURS By TANUSREE ROY

A Tragedy by William Shakespeare

A drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character. Aristotle in his Poetics says about tragedy “A Tragedy is the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude in itself, in appropriate and pleasurable language…in a dramatic rather than narrative form, with incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish a catharsis of these emotions.”

Macbeth’s fatal flaw in the play is his unchecked ambition, that is a desire for power and position, namely to be king, which is more important to him than anything else in life “The witches in Macbeth are present in only four scenes in the play, but Macbeth’s fascination with them motivates much of the play’s action” “The extent of Lady Macbeth’s power over her husband is debated. Some critics blame Lady Macbeth for precipitating Macbeth’s moral decline and ultimate downfall. Others argue that, while Lady Macbeth appears to be increasingly guilt-ridden as the play progresses as evidenced by her sleep-walking and hand washing scenes, Macbeth becomes increasingly murderous.”

Witches’ prophecy. Lady Macbeth’s provocation. Macbeth’s over powering ambition.

Macbeth is a tragedy that combines the Greek dimensions of destiny and the more prominently Renaissance dimensions of individual agency. The play is a study of evil, both within the mind and without. For Macbeth and Lady Macbeth both, it is a tragedy of their ambition. It shows the chaotic inner mind of them and eventually leads to the tragic sin or action, prompted by the ‘hamartia Macbeth is a tragedy that combines the Greek dimensions of destiny and the more prominently Renaissance dimensions of individual agency. The play is a study of evil, both within the mind and without. For Macbeth and Lady Macbeth both, it is a tragedy of their ambition. It shows the chaotic inner mind of them and eventually leads to the tragic sin or action, prompted by the ‘hamartia’

Roman Polenski’s Macbeth(1971)

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