which was written in 1606 and titled Macbeth. This "tragedy", as it

is considered by societal critics of yesterday's literary world,

scrutinizes the evil dimension of conflict, offering a dark and

gloomy atmosphere of a world dominated by the powers ofdarkness.

Macbeth, more so than any of Shakespeare's other tragic protagonists,

has to face the powers and decide: should he succumb or should he

resist? Macbeth understands the reasons for resisting evil and yet he

proceeds with a disastrous plan, instigated by the prophecies of the

three Weird Sisters. Thus we must ask the question:

If Macbeth is acting on the impulses stimulated by the prophecies of

his fate, is this Shakespearean work of art really a Tragedy?

Aristotle, one of the greatest men in the history of human

thought, interpreted Tragedy as a genre aimed to present a heightened

and harmonious imitation of nature, and, in particular, those aspects

of nature that touch most closely upon human life. This I think

Macbeth attains. However, Aristotle adds a few conditions.

According to Aristotle, a tragedy must have six parts: plot,

certainly don't feel pity for Macbeth. Yet Macbeth could have been a

someday break him. So let the critics of yesterday have their

the more likely reaction, and that the reader sees Macbeth as a bad

himself is merely a branch from the root of all evil and not the poor,

people of Hadleyburg, also honest and humble, were corrupted by the

blessing, and "Amen" Stuck in my throat.

sleep," the innocent sleep, Sleep that knits up the

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