Genre

• Dramatic tragedy

  Classic five act structure

  Protagonist macbeth

  Witches act as catalysts for the plays events
• Hamartia

  Ancient Greek term

  Means fatal flaw

  Leads to characters ultimate downfall

  Macbeths case it's his ambition and lust for power

  Led to his downfall

  Arc of play between him and his wife
• Catharsis

  Ancient Greek term

  Means purging or cleansing of emotions

  Through pity and fear

  Audience experiences it at the end of a tragedy

  Macbeth is stripped of his majesty, loses his wife and his own life

  Leads audience to pity macbeth