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MACBETH

INTRODUCTION
Probably composed in late 1606 or early 1607, Macbeth is the last of Shakespeare's four great tragedies, the others being Hamlet, King Lear and Othello. It is a relatively short play without a major subplot, and it is considered by many scholars to be Shakespeare's darkest work. Lear is an utter tragedy in which the natural world is amorally indifferent toward mankind, but in Macbeth, Shakespeare adds a supernatural dimension that purposively conspires against Macbeth and his kingdom. In the tragedy of Lear, the distraught king summons the goddess of Chaos, Hecht; in Macbeth, Hecate appears as an actual character.
On the level of human evil, Shakespeare's Scottish tragedy is about Macbeth's bloody rise to power, including the murder of the Scottish king, Duncan, and the guilt-ridden pathology of evil deeds generating still more evil deeds. As an integral part of this thematic web is the play's most memorable character, Lady Macbeth. Like her husband,...

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1. Lady Macbeth Seduces Macbeth In Many Ways
   

   Lady Macbeth Seduces Macbeth In Many Ways. Lady Macbeth does everything in her power
   to seduce Macbeth. ... She covertly seduces Macbeth by her suicide. ...

2. Lady Macbeth Seduces Macbeth In Many Ways
   

   Lady Macbeth Seduces Macbeth In Many Ways. Lady Macbeth does everything in her power
   to seduce Macbeth. ... She covertly seduces Macbeth by her suicide. ...

3. Macbeth 10
   

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4. Macbeth’S Changing Character
   

   Macbeth’s Changing Character. In the beginning of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the title
   character is portrayed as a heroic soldier who is loyal to the King. ...

5. Macbeth
   

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