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MACBETH

By Shakespeare

A. Orientation

Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare's tragedy, written around the year 1606.

This drama is one of Shakespeare's famous tragedies and also the shortest creature.

B. Evaluation

This story tells about the ambition that turned into a crime, a general who betrayed his

king, his friend, even his own soul

C. Evaluation 2nd

D. Interpretative recount

Macbeth is a general under the Scottish king Duncan I. One day he and his

friend Banquo meet three witches who predict that Macbeth will be king one day, and

although Banquo will not be king but will beget kings.

When Macbeth came home and reported this to his wife Lady Macbeth, she

immediately drew up plans to kill Duncan who will visit and stay in their homes.

After becoming king, Macbeth is afraid that Banquo will divulge secrets about the

three witches, and ordered he be killed as well.

Meanwhile, one other general named Macduff becomes suspicious of

Macbeth's behavior that showed symptoms of fear and guilt. He later joined and

Donalbain Malcolm, Duncan's two sons who also felt suspicious.

Macbeth fears prompted him to search for sorcerers it again, and this time they predict

that Macbeth will remain alive "until Great Birnam forest come to Dunsinane hill." In

addition, also that Macbeth will not be killed by someone who was born of a woman.

Thinking that this was impossible, Macbeth became arrogant and complacent will

answer this. But Lady Macbeth is finally strong again and is crazy. Especially he felt

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that there was blood stains on his hands that will not disappear even if washed many

times.

Malcolm and Macduff went to England and planning a coup to kill Macbeth.

They finally attacked the castle Macbeth with a group of soldiers, carrying the tops of

trees from the forest as a pseudonym Great Birnam (Birnam forest come to Dunsinane

hill.) Macduff succeeded in forcing Macbeth to a duel with him. Macbeth still feel

smug because based on the forecast sorcerers, he will never be killed by "someone

who was born of a woman". But Macduff replies that he "was taken from his mother's

womb" (with cesarean section). Macduff finally managed to cut off the head of

Macbeth and handed the throne to Malcolm.

E. Evaluation

This story is understandable because the structure of text is arranged well.

About orientation which tells the hero-commander of Macbeth and his wife's

ambitions to become king and queen of Scotland. The conflict is culminate when

Macduff wants to reveal the mystery of the kings Scotland killing, and Macbeth that

is always be guilty because he has killed the king and in fear because he is haunted by

the ghost of Banquo. And for the resolution, there was the war between Macbeth and

Macduff that finally was won by Macduff.

Unfortunately the resolution of this tragedy wasnt explained more. The plot

of war that result Macduff cut off the head of Macbeth. That is at the beginning,

Macbeth is very smug, and He believed that none can kill him. He must disappoint

because Macduff can (because he wasnt born of a woman). And the last of tragedy

just ended by the killing of Macbeth.

F. Evaluative summative