A tragedy in literature has certain elements which are the same across all stories. All Shakespeare tragedies end with the hero being killed, but its not only the death of the hero that makes a play a tragedy according to A.C. Bradley, it’s also the pain and the troubles the play depicts that gives a play the title “a tragedy”. Macbeth is a tragedy as it follows all of the points made by A.C. Bradley as to what a tragedy is commonly identified; a specific tragic pattern, a fatal flaw, and an internal conflict. Shakespeare’s tragedies follow a particular motif starting with the main character at a somewhat high position and ending with his death. Shakespeare chooses his tragic heros to be men of high estate, for he believes that peasant as heroes do not acquire as much influence on the audience as a nobleman would. More important, the man of high status’s fate affects all the other people in the town or city the play takes place in. In the beginning of the play fates and fortune are introduced along with the hero’s struggle with the forces. Possibly by chance or accident the prophecies prove to be true causing the character to misread the entirety of the prediction. Once the man becomes aware of his fate he undergoes inner torment, being unsure of what to do and how to react to the information he has gained. The character’s future will become an obsession thats intensity increases as the play continues, taking up a larger role in the play’s theme as he pursues greatness. The hero’s fatal flaw comes into play adding to the captivation the character’s fate. As the man’s ambition continues driving him crazy new conflicts arise and all past support for the hero falls away, leaving the character to face the consequences on his own. The character’s sense of alienation makes him hallucinate, restless and confused. Toward the end of the play, opposing forces will begin to form against the character this is the outset for the conclusion of the play. At this point the hero will recognize his mistake, but it’s far too late for fixing, this is called tragic recognition. Once the moment of realization occurs, the death followed shortly. With little left the hero will ma