“Macbeth's deed is done in horror, and without the faintest desire or sense of glory- done, one may almost say, as if it were an appalling duty; the instant it is finished, its futility is revealed to Macbeth as clearly as its vileness had been revealed beforehand” IfsMayDoneDesireDutyHorrorGloryDeedsFinishedInstantFutility Author:A. C. Bradley
“The centre of the tragedy, therefore, may be said with equal truth to lie in action issuing from character, or in character issuing in action.” MaySaidCharacterActionLyingEqualTragedyCentre Book:Shakespearean Tragedy Source: Shakespearean Tragedy