Macbeth: Tragic Hero, Or Mere Monster?

The hero Macbeth from shakespeare’s “macbeth” is considered a tragic hero. The reason that he is one is he has the six characteristic that a tragic hero has. One, nobel structure, two a tragic flaw, three free choice, when the punishment exceeds the crime, increased awareness, and produces catharsis. The first characteristic of a tragic hero is Noble stature.

The Protagonist character is most times the main character and the antagonist character is at most times the one who is against the main character. Macbeth can be seen as both in the play. I believe Macbeth to be a good person, but because of the environment that he is in and he people that influence his life he, later on, becomes a bad person. Macbeth can be seen as a protagonist because of his tragic flaw, Macbeth 's ambition is his own flaw. This is seen in Act I, scene 4, when Macbeth questions killing King Duncan: "Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires.

William Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy, MacBeth is the story of an ambitious, nobleman whose partner drove him to murder. MacBeth had one major problem -ambition. When the opportunity arose to kill, he committed his first crime! Later he was forced into shame in order to cover that first step of evil had taken. MacBeth is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies due to its number of deaths, backstabbing characters, and assumptions.

In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet, Hamlet passionately explains “To be or not to be, that is the question” in his most renowned soliloquy. Unfortunately, the subject of discussion will not that of Hamlet’s inquiries as to whether or not he should continue to tread his feet above the soils of this earth or if it would be better off to just kick the bucket; but instead the subject of today’s discussion involves the concept of morality. To be evil, or not to be evil, that is the true question.

A tragic hero is defined as a great character who is all but destined for downfall. The tragedy of Macbeth falls in line with this depiction perfectly. Macbeth was a noble warrior, he experienced a downward spiral at the top of his game, and was overcome by a flaw, his pride, that led to his ultimate destruction. Macbeth was a noble warrior, an excellent soldier admired by all. We know this because throughout the play this fact is brought to light.

"What just happened?" I looked around looked around and was appalled by the scene in front of him. The scene was so bloody and unsightly, My battered body lying on the ground discarded by the murderers without a second thought. I followed them back to Macbeth 's castle. "Why are they going there?" I pondered, "what could my closest companion have to do with these horrendous people?"

In Macbeth by Shakespeare , Lady Macbeth was not a tragic hero in the play . She was cold hearted and honestly didn't care about anybody besides her. She wanted all the power , so she used Macbeth to get to the power she wanted . She was not a hero , not even a tragic hero. She was evil like if the devil was living inside of her.

It can also be interpreted that Shakespeare presents Macbeth with bravery. His contrasting and brave character is accentuated; "full of scorpions is [his] mind". Scorpions can be classified as symbolism for bravery, conveying that Macbeth 's mind could consist of a brave mentality and conscience, partially structuring his character as brave. This aspect of Macbeth 's structure would contextually appeal to the Jacobean audience, bravery was considered as a desirable virtue of a man.

Macbeth’s ambitious nature led him to his rise and his downfall. As the play unfolds, Macbeth’s character drastically changes. There were two major turning points in his charcater; in Act I, when he heard the prophecy of three witches, and Act III, when he decided that he would follow through with his actions and plans. Those two points were also when he begain his rise and his downfall respectively, because they were driven by his ambition. Before Macbeth heard about the witches’ prophecy, people admired him for his strengths as a warrior.

Aristotle and William Shakespeare lived ages apart, but Shakespeare was greatly affected by the work of Aristotle and showed the effectiveness in each of his plays. In Shakespeare’s tragic play, Macbeth, the character of Macbeth perfectly fits Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero. This definition paves the way for a very dynamic character who can portray an extremely tragic situation. According to Aristotle, there are three elements that make up a tragic hero. The three elements include hamartia, peripeteia, and anagnorisis, in which all are present in Macbeth.

Farwah Iqbal Mrs. Mantilla ENG3U0-B December 7th, 2016 Macbeth’s date with Destiny Life is full of choices, where everyone at some point makes a wise decision or a poor one. When poor judgments are made, the weight can result in the feeling of guilt. In the play Macbeth, William Shakespeare portrays guilt is caused by what pathway someone opted for. Macbeth is a tragic hero who ruins himself because he lets his ambition, insecurity and ignorance control him and his actions.

In the beginning of Shakespeare's play, “Macbeth”, Macbeth is portrayed as an honest and trustworthy man. In act 1 scene 2, we see Macbeth in the beginning in battle, where he claims victory by killing Mcdonald. Our first impression is that he is a honest, loyal soldier. After the battle, the Captain calls Macbeth “brave” and later he is called “valiant”. Our view of him in the beginning changes as we see his character change along with his status and his meetings with the witches.

Shakespeare's Macbeth includes the power that affects over a person who has rose to a post authority. Influenced by unchecked power, Macbeth takes events that have serious and devastating results for himself and for different characters in the play. When Macbeth has presented an act in which he utilizes control for negative ends, he discovers it is progressively harder to limit himself from perverted use of force. Eventually, it’s his failure to recognize the adaptive and maladaptive elements of force from each other that keeps him from understanding his potential significance.