Macbeth-A Tragic Hero
To be classified as a tragic hero, the character would have to be some kind of person of importance and possess the qualities of a genuinely good, courageous person. The character would be someone whom we admire and wish to succeed. This character seems to be almost guaranteed to succeed and have things go his/her way except they contain one major and undeniable fault in their character or personality; they possess a tragic flaw which continually sets the character back and further thrusts him/her towards their impending demise. Thus is exactly the case with Macbeth. Macbeth in the beginning of the play is one of the nobles of Scotland. He holds the title of the Thane of Glamis. He is an admired general and has just defeated Scotland's enemies and is now a hero of Scotland. He does not realize also that he is soon to be rewarded with the title of Thane of Cawdor which was stripped of the traitorous former thane. Macbeth is now a hero of the land who now holds two prestigious titles and is a prime candidate for the heir t
There is now no hope for Macbeth, for he has chosen the path of evil and there is now no turning back. Lady Macbeth finds out about Macbeth's interlude with the witches and how he was prophesized to become king. Macbeth at this point has everything going for him and life is good. 73-75)On his way back to the castle Macbeth runs into Ross who tells Macbeth that he has been given the title of Thane of Cawdor. It is at this point that we first see a glimpse of Macbeth's tragic flaw; his driving ambition. "The Thane of Cawdor lives, A prosperous gentleman; and to be king Stands not within the prospect of belief, No more than to be Cawdor. The audience can relate to him and he is the protagonist of the play. These witches greet Macbeth with three titles. This feeling is short lived since when he arrives at the castle, King Duncan announces that his eldest son Malcolm will succeed him on the throne. 117) He now realizes that if the prophesy of him becoming Thane of Cawdor is possible then becoming king is perhaps not so farfetched.
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