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I highly disagree with the statement, "The play {Macbeth} is a tragedy only if the reader understands that Macbeth is a victim of circumstances which he cannot control." I disagree and reject that thesis and substitute my own in support to my opinion. I believe that the play is a tragedy only because of Macbeth's stupidity, which is ironically the only thing he is truly a victim to, stupidity.

Right from the start, Macbeth is a victim to the disease called stupid. When Macbeth is informed by Three Witches that he is to become king and that future kings after him will be descended from his fellow army captain, Banquo, and then believes it, he is digging his own grave. Why would any person in any era listen to witches? It just burns me up to know that he believes what he hears. How could you put so much belief into this?

Putting faith in prophecies is normally a bad business move as it is, but when Macbeth hears that Malcolm is to be the heir to the throne he should have just......

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