Aristotelian Tragedy Macbeth

Aristotelian Tragedy Macbeth Aristotle is cognize widely for evolution his ideas on cataclysm. He recorded these ideas in his Poetics in which he comments on the plot, purpose, and effect that a true tragedy must cast off. The structure of these tragedies has been an guinea pig for many writers including Shakespeare himself. Many of Shakespeares funs follow Aristotelian ideas of tragedy, for instance Macbeth does a decent job in shadowing Aristotles model. Aristotle describes one of the more or less important elements of a tragedy to be a sad hero. The tragicalal hero however must present certain qualities such as nobility and virtue.In the play Macbeth, Macbeth is a perfect example of a tragic hero. Macbeth begins the play coming home from battle, he is said to have fought with great courage and King Duncan himself awards him the title of the thane of Cawdor in reward for his bravery. The qualities bring about Macbeth a tragic hero as he possesses non plainly a noble ti tle, but also the assets of a great warrior and hero. However, Aristotle emphasizes that if the tragic hero was as perfect as he seems than the audience would not be able to identify with him and this would not be considered a tragedy.Macbeth shows us his humanity very early in the play when he learns that Malcolm, Duncans son, will be the heir to the throne of Scotland. In response, Macbeth acknowledges that he himself should be awarded the crown and will not rest until royalty is his. Macbeth is an ambitious character, which is a quality that many humans can identify with. This ambitiousness is known as Macbeths tragic flaw. This bears to Aristotles next component of a tragedy, the tragic flaw. The heros tragic flaw must lead to the downfall of the character his demise can be caused by no one other than himself.Macbeths ambitious personality leads him to become caught up in attaining power for himself. Macbeths ruthless behavior causes him to commit put to death to Duncan in ord er to gain kingship. Even after his wish comes true, he continues to sacrifice the lives of others, including his close friend Banquo, to assure that he never loses his throne. However, Macbeth does not go unpunished as he suffers countless dreams and illusions that drive him to insanity. The release of his wife also brings Macbeth to his final denouement.In the end, Macbeth is killed by Macduff because of his arrogance he believed he was invincible even after being told his essential. Macbeth reaches his end by the same way he lived his life, through murder and deception. Many grapple over the fairness of Macbeths life, but the goal of a tragedy in Aristotles view point is to strike aid and poignancy in the audience through harsh punishment upon the hero in extreme ways. Finally, Aristotle claims that in order for a tragedy to be effective, the fear and pity must be released from the audience through catharsis. First the tragic hero must gain some knowledge from his tragic li fe.Macbeth shows this self-fulfillment in his yellow leaf soliloquy when he expresses remorse for his actions. Also, in the end he knows he must fight until the end whether his fate is death. At this point the audience is cleansed of the emotions of the plot and the tragedy is finished. Macbeth is a primary(a) example of a typical Aristotelian tragedy. It follows the structure necessary from the tragic hero, to his downfall and ultimately to the catharsis necessary for an original Greek drama. The aspects of this play are a perfect example of the tragedies of that era.