*****WARNING SIMPLE ESSAY***** In order for a story to be considered a tragedy, it has to fit a certain description. The Greek playwright Aristotle was the first to define a tragedy. He said it was a story in which the protagonist (tragic hero) goes from fortunate to unfortunate circumstances because if his tragic flaw and fate working together. Macbeth fits these characteristics, and is a tragedy. In this play, the tragic hero is Macbeth. His …showed first 75 words of 683 total…

…showed last 75 words of 683 total…most famous pieces of literature of all time, but some feel that it is not a tragedy. After reading this, one can clearly see how Macbeth fits the characteristics of a tragedy. The tragic hero’s flaw is evident, fate clearly works to bring him down as well, and there is no doubt that he does not experience a downfall. These characteristics are what make Macbeth, and other stories, a tragedy. Bibliography macbeth by shakespeare