ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What type of play is Macbeth?
A
A comedy
B
A tragedy
C
A history
D
None of these
Explanation: 

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: -Answer and Explanation: Macbeth was written by William Shakespeare and first performed in 1606. It is considered a tragic play. It is one of the author’s most famous tragedies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Macbeth is called a tragedy because the character Macbeth, who is the tragic hero, displays a tragic flaw and suffers a downfall that leads to his death. The play’s greed, lies, and betrayal affect all of the characters and lead to the death and downfall of multiple characters.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a strong example of one such Morality play in which the hero, Macbeth, is tempted, falls from grace, and must be brought to justice for order to be restored and for life once again to regain its delicate balance.

Detailed explanation-5: -As a tragedy, Macbeth is a dramatization of the psychological repercussions of unbridled ambition. The play’s main themes-loyalty, guilt, innocence, and fate-all deal with the central idea of ambition and its consequences.

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