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Macbeth Essay

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The author in this book sheds light on various tragic forms Shakespeare has used in crafting his tragic plays along with his use of five-acts arranged in three cycles to form a 2- 1- 2 pattern. In this context, the book traces in Macbeth the dark mode of Shakespeare's dramaturgical pattern. For example, in Macbeth, the killing of a king in acts 1-2 plays a pivotal role as the basis for understanding the play. Macbeth’s subsequent two assassinations, of Banquo in act 3, and of Macduff’s wife and children in acts 4-5 are treated as efforts to secure the usurped crown. Thus, this cycle in Shakespeare’s tragedies, forms stages of psychological development: a comprehensive inner plot.
The book is divided into three parts and each part has two chapters.

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