Who Is To Blame For the Tragedy of Macbeth?

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Who Is To Blame For the Tragedy of Macbeth?

 The following essay is about ’who is to blame for the tragedy of Macbeth? ‘. It will include what the word ’tragedy‘ actually means the tragedy of the death of Duncan, Banquo and Macduff’s family. Also, it will refer to the ruination of Scotland and the destruction of a close marriage. The essay will take in the roles of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and the three witches and to help understand the play it will look at the historical and social context.

 The word ’tragedy‘ has a few meanings but which are quite similar. In a dictionary there will be about four or five different meanings, but the main one is, ’a play in which the main character falls to disaster through personal failing and/or circumstances with which he cannot deal with‘. Certain plays are called ‘tragedies’ and most do end with disaster. Macbeth is called a ’tragedy‘ as lots of deaths occur leaving people with no family and there are lots of examples of tragedy in this play.

 One of the many tragedies in Macbeth is death. Duncan, Banquo and Macduff’s wife and children are killed.

 

 When Duncan dies it is a shock as he was such a well-respected man and was one of the best Scottish Kings there had ever been, ”

O horror, horror, horror! …

Confusion now hath made his masterpiece.

Most sacrilegious murder hath broken ope…“.

 This quote shows that it is a shock as it means that it is the ultimate in destruction and that it could not be worse.

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    It was also a shock as he was a well-protected man and to hear about him being killed and the murderer not caught it is amazing. This was a tragedy as an innocent person who was liked by everyone was murdered in cold blood.

 When the murder of Banquo occurred people thought of it as a tragedy to Fleance as he has no mother and no father any more.

 The murder of Macduff’s wife and children was pictured as a tragedy as his children were so young and they had their whole lives ahead of them.

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