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...n a master of comedy (See ™Ž‹Î482). His four great tragedies are Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth. Macbeth, among the four, is the last one of them. It is a relatively short play, and it is considered to be Shakespearefs darkest work by many scholars. This Scottish tragedy, like numerous pre-Shakespearean plays, its structure follows a standard conventional form: the rise and fall of a great man. The first part of the play follows Macbethfs rise to power, then he has assumed the kingship. The rest of the play follows the disintegration of all he has achieved, a process that culminates with his death and the installment of new king. In Macbeth, Shakespeare offers us a picture of humanity in all its unpredictability, lust for life and glory. We can see the murders penetrate the whole story. And we can also see the guilt-ridden pathology of evil deeds generating more and more evil deeds. An integral part of this thematic web is the playfs most memorable character, Lady Macbeth. Like her husband, Lady Macbethfs ambition for power leads her into insomnia and madn...