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A 4 page paper which examines why this play should be considered a tragedy. No additional sources are used.
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is William Shakespeares shortest play, is also, perhaps, his most tragic work. All of the events are caused and somehow affected by the major characters, Lord Macbeth and his
Lady, not by some divine fate or act of predestination. Lord Macbeth exhibited a tragic flaw that defined every aspect of his character - his motives, his determination, and
sowed the seeds to his eventual destruction - his excessive ambition. Macbeth was so single-minded in his pursuit that, as a result, his sensibilities were completely blinded.
As the drama commences, Lord Macbeth appears as a man of great honor and courage, a devout supporter of King Duncan and willing to sacrifice his life on the battlefield
for his beloved Scotland. He is heard to describe Duncans virtues as "faculties so meek, hath been / So clear in his great office, that his virtues /
Will plead like angels trumpet-tongued against / The deep damnation of his taking-off, / And pity, like a naked new-born babe" (I.vii.17-21). Rewarded for his service, Macbeth received from
Duncan the title Thane of Cawdor, but the "vaulting ambition" (I.vii.27) that always fueled his passions simmered just beneath the surface of his carefully crafted public persona. For an
ambitious couple like Lord and Lady Macbeth, in a monarchy like Scotland, there was no greater prize than the crown. This would be for Macbeth, his crowning professional and
personal achievement, and one that would cement the immortality his ego feverishly sought. When a trio of witches confirm Macbeths future kingship, he interpreted this as the sign he
needed to set the wheels of his ambitious undertaking into motion. But in order to achieve this loftiest of aspirations, there would have to be some bloodletting, which Macbeth
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