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Macbeth Test 1.) Samuel Johnson wrote, "... though the courage of Macbeth preserves some esteem, yet every reader rejoices at his fall." Do you agree? Support you answer with specific actions in the play. Whether Macbeth's death is mourned or rejoiced depends completely on the reader and his or her opinion of the character. I believe that although it is a relief that Macbeth is dead, it is a shame that someone with such great ambition should …

…him to try to help it along by getting people out of his way. His wife, Lady Macbeth, encourages him to kill first and begins his killing frenzy. Macbeth's main mistake in this tragedy is killing people when he does not need to. This gives the people in his kingdom the idea that he is a tyrant and that he will stop at nothing to gain complete control over all of the people of Scotland.