being his tragedies. In that list being a tragedy is Macbeth. If one may not believe this even if relatively the rest of the world does, then this will present you with some facts that will without a doubt prove Macbeth is a tragedy. There are certain things that have to be done when writing in order to make a story a tragedy; including having your tragic hero, the fight between good and evil, the hamartia, a multitude of deaths, and etc. Macbeth unquestionable has all of these characteristics.
‘Macbeth’ as a History Shakespeare wrote 'Macbeth' nearly 400 years ago but how was his play historically correct? Shakespeare used the ‘Holinshed chronicle’ (1587) as the primary source to write his tragic play. However, he altered a lot in it. He appeared to deliberately combined fact and fiction in his work and changed the historical facts. I mean whereas, in reality, Macbeth ruled Scotland for 17 years from 1040 till 1057. The real Duncan was a weak and ineffective ruler. Moreover, Macbeth had
Shakespeare’s play introduces Macbeth as a brave warrior, whose fame on battle wins him great honor and pride from the king, Macbeth eventually becomes vulnerable and naive as his lady begins questioning his manhood. He is pushed to an extent that he feels he must commit murder to prove his manhood. He is often emasculated by his wife. He is an ambitious man whom is greedy and rash and would do anything for power. This essay will briefly discuss the character traits of Macbeth and how he was a victim of