Critical Analysis of Shakespeare's Macbeth.

When you hear the name: William Shakespeare, you usually think of elaborately written plays with a good main character and a bad minor character, battling it out in the name of good and evil, or even a tale of "star crossed" lovers; but in the case of his play, "Macbeth," none of those are completely true, for the main character in the play is the evil one. "Macbeth" is a twisted story where you learn …showed first 75 words of 1622 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1622 total…Malcom getting revenge on Macbeth; guilt is overpowering, which is incorporated into the story by Lady Macbeth feeling so guilty, she kills herself; and finally, evil tends to be seen as coming from a masculine figure, which is proven through quotes said by Lady Macbeth. All in all, Shakespeare's masterpiece, "Macbeth," allows it's readers to easily see the effects of guilt, greed, and it's other themes, which contribute to it's greatness and even it's simplicity.