Shakespeares Macbeth does not Follow Aristotles Standards for a Trage

Macbeth does not Follow Aristotles Standards for a Tragedy at that place have been many great tragic authors throughout history Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles from antique Greece Corneille and Hugo from France Grillparzer and Schiller from Germany and Marlowe, Webster, and Shakespeare from England. From this long list of men, Shakespeare is the most commonly known. Many Shakespearean critics approve that Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet are great tragedies. Many critics excessively claim that Macbeth is a cataclysm, but if one follows Aristotles standards for a tragedy, Macbeth would not be a tragedy To reall(a)y determine if Macbeth is a tragedy according to Aristotle, one must first look at his guidelines. The majority of Aristotles standards relate to the downfall of the primal citation. To set the role up for a downfall, Aristotle thought he or she should be of the middle class. This was because he felt the poor had nothing to lose. He also felt the downfall should be ca used by a blackened flaw. Another grammatical caseistic Aristotle believed was important, was a conflict between the cardinal character and a close friend or relative. According to him, the main character should also have an enlightenment at the moment of his or her downfall. Aristotle also believed that the feelings of pity and fear should be felt by the audience during the play. He thought that these feelings would lead to a catharsis, or release of emotions. Although most of Aristotles characteristics of a tragedy had to do with the downfall, he had two that did not. First, he thought the central character should not be totally good or evil. This was base on the belief that the ruin of a totally good character would be too painful, and the ruin of a totally bad char... ... not even thank is wife for the plan that made him king. Due to Malcolms concluding speech, the ref is left with positive, not negative feelings. Overall Macbeth is not a tragedy according the Aristotles standards. Macbeths downfall does follow the guidelines he has something to lose, he has a downfall, and he has conflicts with his friends and relatives during his downfall. But, the heart of the play, which is the emotions created, just do not follow Aristotles standards. The reader should feel pity, and grieve. Yet, there is no reason to feel this way because Macbeth is all evil, and in the end, the good guy is restored to power. Shakespeare put forth good run in trying to make Macbeth a tragedy, but he came up too short.Works CitedShakespeare, William. Macbeth. The Complete Works of Shakespeare. Ed. David Bevington. New York Longman, 1997.