"Macbeth has not been a scoundrel all his life. Instead he is a good man who has gone wrong. This is a real tragedy."
             Macbeth started out as a war hero, a good man at heart, but pressure and his ambition ate him up from the inside. He is a smart man, but uses his intelligence in evil ways throughout the play for his own benefit.
             A struggle is present in every tragedy, as a person tries to overcome their flaws and fit the mold of their ideal. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, we discover that Macbeth is a tragic hero that is at first a good person at heart. Macbeth is very ambitious, courageous, and a moral coward: all these things lead to his tragic death at the end of the play.
             At the beginning of the play, Shakespeare defines Macbeth as a hero very clearly. From the courage in defense of Scotland is significant in the opening scene. However, he is very ambitious to be king. At the beginning of the play, he was loyal to the king. While he did imagine of murder his mind rejects it and said, "Why, if fate will have me king, why, chance may crown me," - Act I, Sc 3, p.44-45.
             In Macbeth's soliloquy in Act I, scene 7, Macbeth hesitates because of both pragmatic and moral causes; although, his moral scruples seem to overpower the pragmatic arguments. Macbeth is torn between these two issues, and his unique way of deciphering his problems is exhibited in this scene.
             Macbeth feels that if he were to assassinate the king, Duncan, that he better do it soon. The first line of Act I, scene 7 begins with, "If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well; It were done quickly." So, basically, Macbeth feels that if the crime was committed when it needed to be, and if it were done quickly, then he would be safe. This argument is a moral concern toward Macbeth, this is the first thought that comes to his mind, because it is exhibited in the fist line of his soliloquy.
             Macbeth is ...