... issue, because many things can constitue a tragedy "for example, Aristotle's teaching that a tragedy must consist of six parts: plot, character, diction, thought, spectacle, and sons. Macbeth, however, is not a tragedy because we can neither love Macbeth nor believe that he comes to any recognition of his own responsibility for his own downfall. Because of Macbeth's violent, volatile nature, it is very difficult ... not fulfill the "suffering with dignity- requirement. He is suffering at the end of the play; however, he fails to do so with dignity: "Why should I play the Roman fool and ...

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