ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The form of Macbeth is a dramatic play. More specifically, it is a tragedy. The simplest definition of a tragedy would be “a play with an unhappy ending".

Detailed explanation-2: -Of all the plays that Shakespeare wrote during the reign of James I, Macbeth most clearly reflects his relationship with King James, patron of Shakespeare’s acting company. It was first published in the Folio of 1623, possibly from a prompt book, and is Shakespeare’s shortest tragedy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: ‘Macbeth’ is often called ‘The Scottish Play’ largely related to superstition. The setting is in Scotland, but superstition holds that uttering the word Macbeth will cause tragedy to befall the person speaking, unless they are rehearsing.

Detailed explanation-4: -The play is the shortest of Shakespeare’s tragedies, without diversions or subplots. It chronicles Macbeth’s seizing of power and subsequent destruction, both his rise and his fall the result of blind ambition.