After learning about Aristotle's traits of a tragic hero I was able
             to connect Macbeth to a few of them. Macbeth is considered a tragic hero
             throughout the play and I chose three of Aristotle's traits that I believe
             best suit him as such. I chose that the tragic hero must be of a high
             social status and embody nobility and virtue, the tragic hero isn't
             perfect, the tragic hero's downfall is his own fault and usually triggered
             by an error of judgment or a character flaw.
             The first statement of Aristotle's definition is that a tragic hero
             must be of a high social status and embody nobility and virtue. Although in
             the end Macbeth will be a broken man, he comes into the play as the noble,
             friendly man. He lives in a castle with his wife and definitely is of high
             social status. Duncan, the king of Scotland, likes and trusts Macbeth. In
             the battle at the beginning of the play, Macbeth kills another thane who
             betrayed the king. This earns him the respect and commendation of the other
             men that tell King Duncan about him. We later find out that Macbeth is
             Another one of Aristotle's traits says that the tragic hero isn't
             perfect, even though he seems pre-eminently noble, and that people are able
             to identify with him. It is true that Macbeth isn't perfect, otherwise he
             would never have killed. When the witches predict him his future as thane
             of Cawdor and later king, he is immediately overthrown by his ambition.
             Unlike his friend Banquo, he takes the witches seriously and cannot stop
             thinking about them. Banquo says, "Look how our partner's rapt" (Macbeth),
             but he appears to be joking and unsuspecting that Macbeth is already
             thinking about murdering Duncan. It is also possible to identify with
             Macbeth, because he isn't simply evil but was manipulated and couldn't
             escape the chain reactions he caused. He ends up causing his own downfall.
             Aristotle's third trait tells us that the hero's downfa...