Macbeth Tragic Hero

Name: Ethan Krezinski Class Period: 3rd Lit. & Comp. Macbeth the Tragic Hero “The Tragedy of Macbeth” is a type of tragedy that focuses on the character of the tragic hero. Aristotle defines this hero as “a man who is neither outstanding in virtue and righteousness, nor is it through wickedness that he falls into misfortune, but through some flaw.” The Tragedy of Macbeth fits this description of a kind of play in which Macbeth’s pride leading to an excess of human ambition lead him to human actions that have their inevitable consequences, in which the characters’ bad deeds, errors, mistakes, and crimes are never forgiven or rectified. In this tragedy, Macbeth has a tragic flaw that leads to an ill-judged action that lead to another and then another and eventually leads to catastrophe.

A highly valued and positioned hero can kill innocent lives and still be a hero in the form of a tragic hero and people can still sympathize with him or her. An example of a tragic hero is Macbeth who satisfies every requirement of a tragic hero according to Aristotle. Macbeth is a five-act tragic play written by William Shakespeare about a power grab by Macbeth and the torture he faced as a result of his ambition (Bevington). Macbeth was a Scottish general nobleman who seized the throne of Scotland through the influence of the prophecy of the Three Witches and his ambition who killed and was a tyrant to keep the power that comes along with being king (Encyclopædia Britannica, “Macbeth”). Macbeth is a tragic hero according to the definition of Aristotle as he meets the criteria set forth by Aristotle. Macbeth was a hero of a high and valued position as he was the Thane of Cawdor and fought bravely in the battle in Act I. He had the tragic flaw of vaulting ambition, the prophecies of the Three Witches and his wife, Lady Macbeth manipulation on him to have him kill King Duncan. This resulted in him being king through killing King Duncan. The actions he took to keep his reign made him the victim of a “total reversal of fortune” or downfall until he was killed which provoked feelings such as that of pity and fear among the audience causing them to sympathize with him. Thus, Macbeth is a tragic hero since he was a king due to his tragic flaw of vaulting ambition and as a result

Macbeth is a very good example of a tragic hero, almost all of Aristotle's characteristics apply to him. The First one is the hamartia which is a tragic flaw that causes a hero's downfall. Macbeth's tragic flaw was his greed, he already had a very admirable position in the king's army, but his greed took over and he killed the king and scared his sons away so he could now be king. The second

In the book Macbeth it shows us that Macbeth will do anything for power, even kill people? This hero shows that you can have many ups and downs in life, Macbeth shows tragic fall in many cases in the book. It also shows how Macbeth makes a lot of free choices and he picks the bad choice and kills people and this makes him a bad person and later on gets punishment for his actions. Macbeth demonstrates all aspects of a Tragic hero.

"A man doesn't become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall." This is the well-known quote by Aristotle, the ancient Greek philosopher, about the path a man must take in becoming a tragic hero of literature. In his literary book, “Poetics,” Aristotle described the attributes of a true tragic hero. These were nobility, a relatable personality, a fatal character flaw, and the experience of a tragic fate with a gain in understanding from the downfall. He believed that only by possessing these attributes could an audience relate to a character. By sympathizing with the character, the audience can experience new understanding about some point of morality. Shakespeare followed Aristotle’s format in his play “Macbeth,” making the hero

In Shakespeare's’ Macbeth, the titular character Macbeth is a tragic hero based on the description of one by Aristotle. He displays the ability to be good and noble, he has and even understands a flaw within himself and his flaw eventually leads to his downfall, or removal of high status. Shakespeare creates Macbeth as a tragic story and the play features a main character that has all the traits of a tragic protagonist that falls from grace.

Macbeth is one of Shakespear’s most well known plays. The exciting tale of a lust for power and overbearing ambition captivated audiences. The main character, Macbeth, was a tragic hero according to the four main components of the aristotilean tragic hero. An Anristotilean tragic hero is one who is of noble beginnings, but ultimately makes an false judgement that leads to their. The hero of the tragedy much have a fatal flaw that leads them to their downfall (Hamatia), they must have a turning point in which roles are reversed (peripetia), a change in his actions based on self-awareness ( anagnorisis) and finally it triggers emotions such as pity and fear from the audience ( catharsis). As he rises in power until his utmost demise, the protagonist, Macbeth, in Shakespear’s Macbeth accurately portrays three out of these four main characteristsics.

A tragic hero is a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat (). In the play Macbeth, the main character is Macbeth who is a Thane of Cawdor and eventually King of Scotland. Macbeth is known to King Duncan and everyone else as courageous and a delightful man, but his dark side is brought about by ambition. In the end, Macbeth dies a noble death, but is he a tragic hero or an evil villain who died. “There’s daggers in men’s smiles; the near in blood, the nearer bloody” (2.3.134-135). This shows how every man can either be good or bad. Macbeth is a tragic hero in the play Macbeth because he has high social status, a tragic flaw, and faces his or her downfall with courage and dignity. In a moment, Macbeth’s character of noble birth will support his position as a tragic hero.

Amongst all of Shakespeare's tragedies, Macbeth is the most inconsistent and fragmented. Like the mental state of the protagonist, the tragic structure of the play is in disarray from the very onset. According to Aristotle, all tragedies must follow a certain set of characteristics, and the most important of these is the presence of a tragic hero. This tragic hero must possess a tragic flaw, or hamartia, which is a good quality taken to such an extreme that it now exhibits immoral behaviour from the hero. He must also draw sympathy of his plight from the audience. Macbeth, although the protagonist, is not a tragic hero because he does not possess this hamartia. This significant absence of a flaw leads to his actions being without

In Macbeth we see a man who is strong in his fight but has temptation from a

The tragic hero has been a major storytelling tool in recent years that makes the audience relate to, respect, and feel sympathy for a character which is undone by the end of the story. But can this title be given to Macbeth, the titular hero of the Shakespeare play by the same name? Yes, absolutely- Shakespeare’s Macbeth follows this plot path in numerous ways. Throughout the play, we are introduced to Macbeth’s belovedness, the crushing of said established belovedness, and his own undoing.

Macbeth was a true tragic hero. He had many noble qualities as well as several tragic flaws. He was a courageous, brave and good nobleman who was haunted by superstition, moral cowardice and an overwhelming ambition.(Boyce) Macbeth’s ambition to be king starts off as just a desire and progressively as the play goes on it becomes his tragic flaws. Lady Macbeth convinces her husband to murder king Duncan by putting his manhood and courage at stake. Macbeth is represented as a tolerably good man up to the time when evil opportunity and a bad wife conspired to transform him into a villain. (Clayden) Since Macbeth was known as a genuinely good man, this desire he had to become king led him to take these huge risks in ruining his reputation.

A tragic hero to what extent is macbeth a tragic hero. Well a tragic hero is a character that has a flaw. This flaw sets off a series of events that lead to the tragic hero's downfall or utter ruin. In this play it shows the difference between a hero and a tragic hero. A hero does great deeds and/or has great powers. A 'tragic hero' has the same greatness, but there's an unhappy outcome in store. 'Tragic' refers to that unfortunate, unhappy consequence that tends to be loss of one's own life or of whomever or whatever gives meaning to that life.

In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the character of Macbeth is discovered to be a classic example of a tragic hero. Macbeth is a very ambitious and courageous person who lets three main things turn him into a violent individual. Two of the points, which most greatly contribute to Macbeth’s fall, are the prophecy, which were told to him by the witches, and how Lady Macbeth influenced and manipulated Macbeth's judgment. These two factors along with his tremendous ambition to be king is what caused him to fall from a noble man who was loyal to his king to a violent man who would kill his king to become king!

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