ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Macbeth (/məkˈbɛ/, full title The Tragedie of Macbeth) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-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.