* Full Title - The tragedy of Macbeth.
* Author - William Shakespeare.
* Type of work - Play.
* Genre - Tragedy.
* Language - English.
* Time and place of writing - 1606,England.
* Date of first publication - First Folio edition,1623.
* Publisher- John Heminges & Henry Condell , two senior members of Shakespeare's theatrical company.
* Tone - ominous,dark ; suggestive of a world turned topsy-turvy by foul and treacherous crimes.
* Setting (time & place) - The middle ages (11th century) ; mostly Scotland and briefly England.
* Protagonist - Macbeth.
* Major Themes - Corrupting nature of unchecked ambition ; difference between cruelty and tyranny.
* Motifs - Supernatural spirits ; violence ; prophecy ; hallucinations.
* Symbols - Blood ; atmosphere (weather).
* Keynote - 'Fair is foul , and foul is fair'.
* Major conflicts - the struggle inside Macbeth between his ambition and his sense of right and wrong ; the struggle between murderous evil and the best interests of a nation. The former suggests Macbeth and Lady Macbeth & the latter represents Malcolm and Macduff.
* Rising Action - Banquo's and Macbeth's meeting with the weird sisters initiates both conflicts. ; Lady Macbeth's speeches goad Macbeth and made him to murder Duncan and seize the crown.
* Falling Action - Series of brutal murders by Macbeth ( Duncan , Banquo , Lady Macduff and her son ) ; Macbeth's second meeting with the witches ; Macbeth's final confrontation with Macduff and the opposing armies.
* Climax - The end of Macbeth's kingship in the expense of his life.
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