Macbeth is a typical Shakespearean tragedy because of its ability to produce catharsis through the symbols of blood, love ad fate. It is a macabre tale of the downfall of a noble man who goes from being revered as a worthy gentleman at the beginning of the play, to being reviled as an abhorred tyrant by the play's end. The story is plagued with the images of blood, love and fate. Blood manifests itself to produce catharsis due to its ability to emphasize violent detail into emotions portrayed by the protagonists. The detail is added to stimulate emotions of pity from the crowd, Love manifests itself to produce catharsis because of its ability to mesmerize and hypnotize the intellect into doing what it wishes. It is love that is the reason f
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