...If it was not for the three witches, Macbeth could possibly be a tragic hero. If the witches did not tell Macbeth his future, he would not have gone insane and he would not have killed. I feel Macbeth was not a tragic hero because he killed a king and his best friend, he did not do much work, his wife did the most part, and he did not learn from his mistakes. Macbeth’s wife called him a coward then proceeded to tell him what to do. Macbeth should have learned from his mistake by killing Duncan, the king, but he did not because he then killed Banquo, his best friend. First, Macbeth is not a tragic hero because he killed Duncan, the king. If the witches did not mention anything about Macbeth becoming king, Duncan would still be alive. Macbeth...
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...Tragic Hero Macbeth may seem like a tragic hero but in definition of to be, you must completely be that thing. Macbeth follows some of the guidelines for a tragic hero but not all of them. Macbeth is a man that was making unintelligent mistakes that he thought would bring him to his foretold future. Even after he was told who the only people who could kill him, he still failed from a small misstatement. A tragic hero is someone who is doomed to fail, but it’s entirely dependent on fate and they cannot do anything otherwise. Macbeth is not a tragic hero because he had evil intentions, had free will, and he could have been destined for greatness. Macbeth was an evil man in reality. When receiving the information from the witches that he would...
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...life even a hero can lead his life into a downfall. A tragic hero must experience both a tragic and heroic life. In Shakespeare's Macbeth, the titular of the play is a great example of a tragic hero. Firstly, Macbeth is already of high status from the beginning of the play, and is brave in battle to win the war for Scotland; surely this makes him a hero. Next Macbeth’s tragic flaw is his, that is a desire for power and to be king. These flaws play an important role in the outcome of his life. Finally Macbeth’s obsession with the prophecies, and the murders he commits mainly leads to his downfall or periopetria. Although, a hero usually lives a triumphant life their personality can lead to their downfall and death. Too start off with Macbeth’s bravery and courage won the day for Scotland in defeating Norway and Macdonowald. First, brave and loyal Macbeth storms through the battle with Banquo defeating Sweno, in an insane fight for which his, “brandished steel, which smoked with bloody execution.” Macbeth fought so courageously that the battle “ memorized another Golgotha.” In this case Macbeth is definitely a hero. Second, in the beginning of Act 1 scene 2 Duncan is in Awe of how valiant and noble of a soldier Macbeth is. “ O valiant cousin! Worthy gentlemen.” Even though Macbeth is Duncan’s cousin he is till filed with absolute joy about Macbeths accomplishment. Third, the king promotes Macbeth to thane of Cawdor. “ And with this former title greet Macbeth.” As Duncan takes this...
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...Have you ever held back your opinions because of someone? Based on research, some people believe that women are mind controlling over men. Therefore I strongly believe that Macbeth is a tragic hero because he listens to the prophecies of the witches, but also let’s Lady Macbeth’s plan influence him and his blind ambition. A way Macbeth is a tragic hero is that he listens to the prophecies of the witches. The witches have an extreme effect towards Macbeth. They credit his accomplishments which then stimulates his ambitions. Before Macbeth commits these actions the witches they stated a forged statement that left Macbeth convinced. As a result, the witches were the ones who brainwashed him on killing King Duncan to become king. Not only did...
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...Oral Presentation Macbeth as a tragic hero Macbeth is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, that is set in Scotland and is believed to have been written around 1606. Macbeth is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy, and tells the story of a brave Scottish general named Macbeth that let himself conducted by a consuming ambition that leads him to a tragic end. The play dramatizes effects produced when evil is chosen as a way to fulfill the ambition for power . Before we can tell if Macbeth is it, or not a tragic hero, we must to know what the traditionally definition says about that that: Aristotle, an ancient Greek philosopher, a tragic hero is a literary character who make judgement errors that inevitably leads to his/her destruction. The hero also must to fallow certain characteristics that we have attached on a separate sits that the teacher gave to us and is named : Characteristics of a Shakespearean tragic hero. There are about 14 condition that one tragic hero should have. I will try to give examples for all this characteristics that i believe that Macbeth have and he is the perfect tragic hero. Macbeth was born a Scottish nobleman who was a recognized solider with an appetite for his opposing enemy`s blood in order to protect his country and gain his valor. At the start of the play, we were introduced to Macbeth by the injured sergeant recount about Macbeth war-time battlefield valor and heroics, so we were given an impression that the main protagonist was supposed...
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...Aristotle is a philosopher who wrote about poetry, poetry being epic, drama, and lyric for Aristotle, in his work “Poetics”. He said in his work that a tragedy should be composed by an introduction, a middle part and an ending. According to Aristotle the fable (mythos) is more important than the characters in the play. It is so because the purpose with the tragedy, according to Aristotle, is to make the audience feel pity (eleos) and fear (fobos) and as a result achieve an emotional cleansing(Catharsis). In order to bring those feelings to the audience the tragedy must be complex. The tragedy must involve a peripeteia, meaning that a great person experiences a turning point, a reversal of fortune. This turning point must be caused by a mistake, the tragic hero's mistake (hamartia). This reversal of fortune cannot be prevented but it is an unforeseen result of the mistake the tragic hero makes. The tragic hero must during the play achieve a revelation(anagnorisis) that means that the hero will go from not knowing to knowing, and that could be about anything. All these elements are what makes a tragedy a good tragedy according to Aristotle. In 1963 Gustav Freytag, a...
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...a tragic hero? What makes a character a true tragic hero? All tragic heroes have the same qualities; an honorable person who is doomed for a tragic downfall; the situation usually makes them suffer and feel guilty. Would Macbeth be considered an evil villain or noble man? Throughout the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, it is clear to see that Macbeth is a man who was influenced by the wrong people, and completely driven to have success. Could the drive to success make a person so morally wrong? How could the favorable Macbeth take such an awful turn for defeat? Macbeth is the perfect example of a true tragic hero; possessing great nobility that came crashing down at the hands of his peers, and the single tragic flaw of ambition. The first time the reader was introduced to the character Macbeth, it would be impossible to think he could turn out to be so morally imperfect. For brave Macbeth—well he deserves that name—Disdaining fortune, with his brandished steel, Which smoked with bloody execution, Like valor’s minion carved out his passage Till he faced the slave; Which ne'er shook hands, nor bade farewell to him, Till he unseamed him from the nave to th' chops, And fixed his head upon our battlement (Shakespeare 1.2.16-23). When the caption is talking about Macbeth, it was obvious to understand that Macbeth was a brave and a courageous fighter; he was explained to be a hero very quickly in the beginning. This exact quality of a hero sticks with...
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...in order to portray Macbeth as a tragic hero due to his weakness of being manipulated and easily lead by others, particularly by Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth goes against the public perceptions of a Jacobean woman. A Jacobean women was supposed to primarily be there to love and support her husband- who stereotypically played the dominant role whereas in the play, it is Lady Macbeth who drives Macbeth to kill King Duncan; she is a very ambitious character, as shown by her immediate determination for Macbeth to be king. This outcome will benefit her and her husband equally. She immediately concludes that ‘the fastest way’ for Macbeth to become king is by murdering King Duncan. Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to go through with the killing of King Duncan by using his masculinity against him, ‘you would be so much more the man’ This shows that Lady Macbeth is the villain for pressurising Macbeth with his masculinity. We have the sense of pity for Macbeth because it is his wife who is encouraging him to kill the king. Here, we can see that Macbeth is a tragic hero with a hamartia. This is Shakespeare’s way of allowing the reader to relate to Macbeth, due to the fact that everyone has his or her own flaw. In Macbeth’s case, his flaw is being easily led by others. This makes the reader question whether or not a king can have such a flaw. Although, according to Aristotle’s theory of a tragic hero, it is okay to have these flaws, it’s what makes us human and the whole point of a tragedy...
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...Macbeth: A Tragic Hero? William Shakespeare's tragedy, Macbeth, attains a protagonist that evidently portrays himself as a tragic hero. A tragic hero is a character that is not completely good or evil and has a tragic flaw that eventually leads to his downfall. Macbeth is the epitome of a tragic hero because he starts off as a noble man until his own actions, also influenced by others, bring him to his own death. The events that help take Macbeth to his end are the prophecies told to him by the three witches, Lady Macbeth's pressure that drives him into committing horrible actions, and his own ambition that takes over him and leaves him as nothing but a power and money hungry character. Macbeth starts off with Macbeth and Banquo being praised after battling bravely in a war against the Irish Invaders. “At the beginning of the play, he seems the epitome of a loyal subject, valiantly fighting the rebel forces to protect the king and preserve his power.” (Elaine Pilkington 1) King Duncan believed that Macbeth was tremendously heroic in the battle and decided to name him the new thane of Cawdor after executing the old one because of his betrayal. However, before hearing from the King, Macbeth and Banquo were on their way to the King's court when they were suddenly accompanied by three witches.The witches greet Macbeth as the thane of Glamis, which was his original and only title, and as the thane of Cawdor, which Macbeth was not yet informed of. The witches also tell Macbeth...
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...Scotland. The king of Scotland is Duncan, and The Scottish army is at war with the Norwegian army. In act 1, scene 2, Duncan learns of Macbeth’s and Banquo’s trust worth and bravery in a battle against a Scottish betrayer who sided with the Norwegians. As Macbeth and Banquo return home from battle against the Norwegians, they suddenly meet three weird witches. The ugly and foreign witches predict that Macbeth will be thane of Cawdor and king of Scotland one day, and that Banquo will be the father of kings. Which gives Macbeth a lot to think about. After the meeting with three witches, Macbeth gets a new title as thane of Cawdor, as predicted. And therefore Macbeth sees an oppitunity to become king and he begins to contemplate the murder of Duncan in order to realize the witches' second prophecy. Duncan meets Macbeth and announces that he is going to visit him at his castle. Macbeth rides ahead to prepare his household for a big feast. In the meantime, Lady Macbeth receives a letter from Macbeth, which says tells her about the witches' prophesy and his new title. The news gives Lady Macbeth strength to lose her of feminine softness and values and thus prepare herself and Macbeth for the murder of Duncan. When Macbeth arrives, Lady Macbeth tells him about her plans of Duncan's murder. Macbeth becomes skeptic of the idea of killing Duncan, but Lady Macbeth taunts him by using his manhood against him, and tells him that he will only be a man if he kills Duncan. Macbeth struggles...
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...Amy Penman Kimberly Ruecker ELA 20-1 December 8, 2014 Macbeth In William Shakespeare’s tragic play, Macbeth’s unmanageable hunger for power caused him to make menacing decisions that descended him into madness, despair and evil, just as Hitler has done in past history. According to Wikipedia, “power is the ability to influence or control the behavior of people. The term authority is often used for power perceived as legitimate by the social structure. Power can be seen as evil or unjust, but the exercise of power is accepted as endemic to humans as social beings”. I agree with this quote, because that is a statement that both Macbeth and Hitler lived by being the power hungry leaders they were. Macbeth in the beginning on Shakespeare's play was decent man, he was a noble soldier. In the first act, Macbeth is described by Duncan as a kind and brave hearted soldier. ”Like valor’s minion carved out his passage, Till he faced the slave; Which ne'er shook hands, nor bade farewell to him, Till he unseamed him from the nave to th' chops,” (Act 1 Scene 2 19-20 ). This portrays Macbeth as a fearless, and gutsy in the face of his enemies, the Thane of Cawdor. Leader of Nazi Germany, the creator of genocides and arguably solely responsible for the European half of the Second World War, Adolf Hitler (considered to be one the most evil persons the world has ever known)...
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...English Review Summary Plot: Introduction: Thane of Cawdor betrays king, & is beheaded. Trigger: Macbeth hears the witches prophecies & kills King Duncan Rising Action: Macbeth becomes king. Banquo gets killed my murderers. Fleance escapes. Climax: More prophecies are told. Macduff finds his family dead & joins Malcolm. Falling Action: The forest of Birnam woods moved to Dunsinane. Macduff kills Macbeth. Conclusion: Malcolm becomes King. Dramatic Purpose Connections Act 1 Scene 7: This scene reveals the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, as well as their character. It shows how Lady Macbeth is the dominant one in the relationship and Macbeth can be easily manipulated. It also foreshadows King Duncan's death. This scene directs sympathy towards Macbeth and withdraws sympathy from Lady Macbeth. Act 3 Scene 4: This scene gives information about events occurring off stage that cannot be shown on stage. During the banquet, Macbeth’s character is revealed to the other characters in the play. This scene also displays that Macbeth's conscience is trying to show him the wrong that he has done. Act 5 Scene 1: During Act 1, Lady Macbeth looked at the murders as a benefit for herself but, in this scene, it shows how Lady Macbeth’s character traits change throughout the play. As Lady Macbeth sleep walks during this scene, it shows that she feels guilty about the murders and that her conscience is at work. Motifs: Sight light, Darkness Blindness...
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...Macbeth’s main goal of becoming King occurs when the witches announce the prophecy to him, and his path to corruption begins when he eliminates threats to his power. When the witches appear, they announce to Macbeth and Banquo that Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor and then King of Scotland. The witches exclaim, “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!” (1.3.52-53). After hearing this prophecy, Macbeth makes it his goal to kill Duncan and take the throne by force, even though Duncan highly respects Macbeth for killing the traitor, MacDonwald, at war, and Macbeth is loyal to Duncan. Macbeth states, “Stars, hide your fires, / Let not light see my black and deep desires” (1.4.57-58). As mentioned previously, even though Macbeth and King Duncan respect each other, Macbeth’s plan to destroy Duncan show his overpowering need for power, which are the first steps to Macbeth’s...
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...play written by William Shakespeare, mostly known for its violence. The story starts with a hero of scotland, named Macbeth, whom changes gradually throughout the play. The thought of being able to have so much power caused him to make some menacing decisions that caused only chaos and regret. Towards the end his whole ambition for becoming king all fall short and instead he becomes an oppressor or tyrant. In William Shakespeare`s play, ambition has brought the death of many from Macbeth. “our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us; and true progress is to know more, be more, and do more”.In the play, Shakespeare uses the concept of ambition to show how it affects Macbeth and his wife who thrive to reach the throne and will go through any means necessary to achieve that goal. Ambition starts when Macbeth meets three witches, who tell him his destiny as king. He then becomes obsessed with the idea of having all that power and fame. Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth turn away from being honorable people to turning into murderous tyrants. He is so preoccupied with becoming king he favors power over anything, such as honor, respect, and other things knights favor, so in effect there have been countless murders and the merciless killing of innocent bystanders and witnesses. His ambition, in my opinion, is to blame for duncan's murder. Macbeth even accuses duncans kids of killing their father. The desire for power fogs macbeth's mind of humanity and mercy...
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...Macbeth: The Tragic Hero By: Daniel Chekole 2012 Macbeth: The Tragic Hero By: Daniel. C "Any art worthy of its name should address 'life', 'man', 'nature', 'death' and 'tragedy'.” (Barnett Newman, BrainQuote) In a tragedy the main character rises to greatness showing characteristics above normality while repeatedly showing proof to the audience about his or her tragic flaw which later on leads to the character’s downfall. Macbeth created tragedy in the lives of his loved ones and peers as well as a monumental tragic fate onto himself during his reversion from being a decent and moral man to someone similar to a devil who had paranoia and couldn’t differentiate between good and evil. Furthermore, Macbeth became detached from the feelings and thoughts of the people around him as he became so engaged in himself as well as the three witches and their prophecies. When Shakespeare wrote this play he slowed down the process of the tragedy so that the audience would acknowledge and experience Macbeth’s success and happiness; slowing signs appeared with foreshadowing techniques leading to the climax of the play as Macbeth headed to his tragic flaw. In the process of the tragedy Macbeth starts as a brave respected warrior, then later is fooled by the witches with prophecies, and sadly becomes lifeless. In the beginning of the play as we first hear of Macbeth from a wounded captain who...
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