Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The form of the play is a dramatic form. Macbeth represents a classic tragedy in that its protagonist travels down a dark path of treachery and violence that inevitably leads to his own downfall and death.

1. Macbeth as
tragedy
Name : DhruvitaDhameliya
Roll no : 6
Subject : Literature of the restoration
and Elizabethan periods
Topic : Macbeth as Tragedy
Submitted to : Dr.Dilip Barad

2. What is Tragedy ???
Tragedy is a genre of story in which a hero is brought down by his /
her own flaws, usually by ordinary human flaws - flaws like human
greed , over ambition or even an excess of love , honor or loyalty.
In any tragedy We start with the tragic hero , usually in his prime the
hero is successful, respected and happy but he has some tragic flaw
that will ultimately cause his downfall.
Examples : Hamlet, Othello , Romio and Juliet
The tragic hero must have the sympathy of the audience.
The tragic hero must , despite their best efforts or intentions come to
ruin because of some tragic in their own character.

3. Characteristics of Tragedy :
Tragic hero :
The main character called tragic hero. Comes to an unhappy or miserable
end. The tragic hero generally a person of importance in society, such as a
king or queen
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
The Shakespeare teagadies often on the fall of noble man by presenting the
audience with a man excessive wealth or power. His eventual downfall fall is
all the more tragic.
External pressure : Shakespeare’s Tragic heroes often fall victim to external
pressures. Fate , evil spirits and manipulative characters all play a hand in
the hero’s downfall.

4. Source of inspiration
Shakespeare drew from many sources when he wrote the Holingshed
chronicles of England was one of these. From this source he drew much
of his historical sources of that time.
Macbeth is last of Shakespeare's four great teagadies and perhaps the
darkest. Almost all of the scenes take place at night or in the darkness.
The presence of the witches and power of darkness augment the dismal
and ominous mood.
Setting of the play : 11th century Scotland.

5. Setting of the play

6. Themes :
Guilt
In Macbeth ambition Conspire with unholy forces to commit evil deeds which , in
their turn , generate fear , guilt and still more horrible crimes.
Above all Macbeth is a character study in which not one but two protagonist- the
title character and lady Macbeth respond individually and jointly to the
phychological burden of their sins.
In the course of the play Macbeth repeatedly misinterprets the guilt that he
suffers as being simply a matter of fear.
His Characteristic way of dealing with his guilt is to face in directly by committing
still more misdeeds and this . Ofcourse only generates further madness.

7. Ambition for power
Macbeth is Ambitious,but it is Lady Macbeth who is the driving force
behind their blood- stained rise to the throne of Scotland. Lady Macbeth is
awesome in her ambition and possesses a capacity for deceit that
Shakespeare often uses as a trait of his evil female characters.
Macbeth 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.
The witches in Macbeth are present in only four scenes in the play but
Macbeth’s fascination with them motives much of them play's action.

8. Ambition for power:
The witches in Macbeth are present in only four scenes in the
play but Macbeth’s fascination with them motives much of them
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 progress as evidence by her sleep walking and hand
washing scenes, Macbeth become increasingly.

9. Muuder
Blood

10. Three witches
King Dunkan

11. Scotland
Sleep walking

12. War
Anger

13. Horror
Thunder and lightning

14. Suicide
Life is meaningless

15. Life has no purpose

16. Tragedy of Macbeth
What would you do if you encountered three strange women who
predicted your future. And then those prediction started coming
true? The women predicted that you would become a powerful
ruler someday.
Then what you do??
Would you want to wait to see is this come true?? Or would you
make it come true. The weird witches make these predictions,
Macbeth will earn noble titles, Banquo will produce a line of kings ‘
Macbeth will be King of Scotland’.

17. Tragedy of Macbeth
Then the witches vanish, and a messenger appears to tell Macbeth
that king Dunkan has just given to him a noble title.
All Macbeth can think about is the sisters’ s final prophecy…
And he thaught that he might become king.
In this tragedy Macbeth - Shakespeare explores the damaging nature
of overwhelming ambition and greed.
It is the shortest of Shakespeare's teagadies and includes this simple
message,
“ Thou shall not kill”.

18. Resources :
https://www.eng-literature.com/2020/06/macbeth-as-a-
tragedy.html
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