Pride
Any great accomplishment can make someone feel proud about their work. It makes one feel good; it raises a person's spirits. "No question, pride has its good points." (The Toronto Star, Nov 1999) Then again, there are also the bad points of pride one must consider, before being proud. Pride can deceive a person into being ambitious, and make them strive for something that is not rightfully theirs. Both Macbeth and Willy encountered this problem. Pride can also cause a bad relationship with the people one loves most. For Macbeth and Willy, their relationships with their families were burdened as a consequence of this pride. Pride can lead to much worse things; it can put a person in a position to be their ultimate cause of their death, and such was the fate for Willy Loman and Macbeth. "It's an excess of pride that buys you one-way, economy coach passage to the fires of hell." (The Toronto Star, Nov 1999) In the play Macbeth and Death of a Salesman, both Macbeth and Willy are seen as tragic heroes due to their pride, as seen in these three situations. First, both characters' pride swindled them into believing they could be so much more than they were meant to be, it made them ambitious. In any monarchial co
After Duncan's murder (caused by Macbeth's pride), Macbeth's relationship with his wife withered away. 2-3) This stupid act almost ensures Macbeth's death. The greatest is [to come]" (Macbeth, Act 1, Sc. Willy had big hopes for his son Biff. 117-118) Even with all he has accomplished, Macbeth's pride makes him want more. Macbeth's pride made him feel that he was invincible, when he really was not. untry, such as Scotland, the greatest achievement would be the crown. She believed they were "[dwelling] in doubtful joy. He foresaw his son Biff being able to do something with his life if he had that money. 7) from that point on, the couple could not have been bothered to even sit together as Lady Macbeth has to ask Macbeth "Why [do you] keep alone?" (Macbeth, Act 3, Sc. For both, their pride tricked them into ambition.
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