The play The Tragedy of Macbeth tells the story of a hero that plummets from his hero stature, into an abyss of darkness. Thus, turning Macbeth into the play's tragic hero. “....he allows himself to be seduced by the promises of boundless power, a man duped by false prophecies delivered by the forces of evil” (Bloom, 20). Although, is Macbeth simply a victim of the ideas ingrained into his head by the person he loved the most, or maybe just a hero turned villain by the greed for more power. Macbeth's beloved wife, Lady Macbeth doesn’t help the hero's decline into corruption, if anything she’s just one of the many reasons he falls into his downward spiral. The three witches tell Macbeth that he is to be king, but at what cost? “All hail, Macbeth …show more content…
Macbeth is just the victim of her own selfish ambitious to gain power and prestige. Macbeth's ascension into the life of evil, is like a domino effect. When Lady Macbeth hears of her husband's forthcoming into the throne, she immediately starts her planning of the murder itself, but also she calls on the spirits to help her gain the courage to commit such a horrible crime. “ Come, you spirits that have charge of murderous thoughts, unsex me here, and fill me, from the crown of my head to my toes, completely full of horrible cruelty” (Leary Act I Scene IV). Lady Macbeth attempts to go through with the intended plan, but falters. She sees a sleeping Duncan and cannot proceed with her vial attempt on his life, because she believes he looks like her sleeping father. This is where she starts to attack Macbeth’s masculinity, to push him to press on with Duncan’s murder. “When you dared to do the deed, then you were a man, and if you could be greater than what you were then, you would be so much more of a man” (Leary Act I Scene vii).
As that domino falls leading the rest of way for the many more to come in the tragic downfall of Macbeth. The witches certainly start the cascading fall of Macbeth, yet at the end give him that extra push into his death. “The witches and their prophecies, it they are to be rationalized
Tragic Hero attributes in Humans life According to Manly P. Hall in The Secret Teachings of All Ages “To live in the world without becoming aware of the meaning of the world is like wandering about in a great library without touching the books” although this phrase is really meaningful, what if the writer changed the word “world” with “life”?. Then, no matter where someone lives or what king of belief he has, the phrase would mean the same thing to everyone. Books, literature and fictional characters are big examples of how humans live and act, how they respond and react. Tragic hero traits are present in human’s everyday life as much as in literature.
Shakespeare's implies this by having them appear as crucial forces. The witches foreshadow upcoming events that are happening to individuals. The corrupted witches have the abilities higher than human existence. They instruct Macbeth that his prophecy will direct him to the actions he does. Macbeth is easily influenced and pays attention to the weird sisters.
Macbeth is the Shakespearean play that features the triumphant uprise and the inevitable downfall of its main character. In this play, Macbeth’s downfall can be considered to be the loss of his moral integrity and this is achieved by ambition, despite this, Lady Macbeth and the witches work through his ambition, furthering to assist his inevitable ruin. Ambition alone is the most significant factor that led to Macbeth’s downfall. The witches are only able to influence his actions through Macbeth’s pre-existing and the three witches see that Macbeth has ambition and uses it to control his action. Ambition alone is displayed throughout the play to be the most significant cause for Macbeth’s downfall.
The witches, Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, and other characters seem to act one way, whether it be good or evil, but their intentions are usually impure and meant to harm others in order to benefit themselves. Macbeth’s guilt is caused by the foul play the witches involve themselves in. If not for their prophecy, Macbeth would have never known of his fate and would have gained the kingship without involving murder, leading to his guilty conscious. The use of Supernatural elements is added to the plot of the play in order to show readers what led to Macbeth’s downfall, and what contributed to his guilt. His guilt arose from the
Lady Macbeth is power hungry for the throne and she will do anything to achieve her goal. Her pleasure of having the thought of killing Duncan is revealed. These murderous thoughts that run through her mind shows how desperate she is to acquire power. Although it is the beginning of the play, her dark ambitions sets a dark tone for her character in the play. This coincidentally adds to the assurance of Macbeth’s prophecy which is that Macbeth will become king, but King Duncan is still alive.
Macbeth realizes that the Witches evil plan have only helped him in his destruction. At the end, his fate led him to his
The witches played a colossal role in Macbeth’s downfall and ultimately, his death. Since the first part of the prophecy stated Macbeth as being the new Thane of Cawdor, he believed he could continue to become king as well. In knowing his prediction, Macbeth also realized that since the king was in good health, so he would have to kill the king himself. For the rest of his prophecy to come true he would have to kill the king for himself. “All hail, Macbeth that shalt be king hereafter!”
Macbeth ruins the chain by heeding to the Witches prophecies and killing Duncan; the disruption
At the beginning of William Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ the protagonist Macbeth is described as ‘brave’, ‘noble’ and ‘honourable’, however Lady Macbeth’s and Macbeths desire for power consumes them. Macbeth’s ambition overrides his conscience and transformed his greatest strength into his greatest weakness. Macbeth’s inability to resist temptations that led him to be greedy for power, Macbeth’s easily manipulative nature which allowed his mind to be swayed, Macbeth having no self control and his excessive pride was what allowed him to renew his previously honourable and celebrated title into one of an evil ‘tyrant’. Macbeth is led by the prophecies of the witches after they foretell he will become the Thane of Cawdor. Not only the witches, but also his wife easily manipulate Macbeth as she attacks his manhood in order to provoke him to act on his desires.
Lady Macbeth tries to mask her guilt by covering up for her husband, but eventually comes to grips with her own instability. In Macbeth, Shakespeare asserts that power drives the title character and his wife to insanity, particularly after their conspiracy to kill Duncan. For starters, prior to killing Duncan, Macbeth imagines the likely consequences of his future actions and whether or not they signal his destiny. At the beginning
The Witches use words to spark the deep desire within Macbeth to become king. They prophesize that he will one day become king, but, they also prophesize that although Banquo may not be king himself he will produce a long line of heirs to the throne. Macbeth sees this as a threat and he ultimately ends up murdering Banquo and his family. The Witches words spark the conflict within the play. Words are also used to inspire people to bring an end to Macbeth’s tyrannical reign.
The term tragic hero is a character of noble birth who can emphasize with the audience by qualities. A tragic hero must create a situation that he or she can not change. According to Aristotle there are also certain characteristics in which a tragic hero must convey through their actions. In Shakespeare 's Macbeth some may see Macbeth as an antagonist, but Macbeth is a tragic hero because he holds high positions and works his way to more, recognizes his flaw, and shows responsibility for his doom.
In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, there is plenty of debate on whether Macbeth is a true tragic hero or not. Although Macbeth closely follows the definition and has plenty of the characteristics of a tragic hero, he is not. Now Macbeth is of noble stature he earns Thane of Cawdor and inherits the title Thane of Glamis from his father. King Duncan gives the title Thane of Cawdor to Macbeth because he fought valiantly in battle and that the other Thane was a traitor and did not deserve the title.
“Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? No this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas in caradine, making the green one red.” Macbeth’s hamartia is that he has too much pride. He is so overconfident he doesn’t realise that he can’t fight fate. What makes MacBeth a tragic hero is that he is a important person in society, he has a weakness, and death makes the world a better place.
Tragedy of Macbeth is a story written by William Shakespeare about a man who is power hungry to become king. This story is called a tragedy, a tragedy is a type of story that doesn 't have a happy ending. A tragedy will end up with the protagonist dieing or making a great sacrifice. Shakespeare has made many tragedies such a Romeo and Juliet for example. In every Tragedy there must be a tragic hero and in this story it shows that Macbeth is the tragic hero, is a round character, and also a very dynamic character.