Chaos and Macbeth. A Tale of Two Theories
Date Submitted: 02/18/2003 04:28:11
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 3 pages (754 words)
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 3 pages (754 words)
A Tale of Two Theories
Macbeth(c.1607), written by William Shakespeare, is the tragic tale of Macbeth, a virtuous man, corrupted by power and greed. This tagedy could in fact be called 'A Tale of Two Theories'. One theory suggests that the tragic hero, Macbeth, is led down an unescapable road of doom by an outside force, namely fate in the form of the three witches. The second suggests that there is no supernatural force …
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…natural urges which take him to a fate of his own making. Everyone has character flaws that he must live with; Macbeth simply allowed those flaws to destroy him.
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Works Cited
Bradley, A.C. 'The Witch Scenes in Macbeth.' England in Literature. Ed. John Pfordesher,
Gladys V. Veidemanis, and Helen McDonnell. Illinois: Scott, Foresman, 1989. 232-233
Shekespeare, William. Macbeth. England in Literature. Ed. John Pfordesher, Gladys V.
Veidemanis, and Helen McDonnell. Illinois: Scott, Foresman, 1989. 191-262
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