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Lady Macbeth Tragic Hero
935 wordsSince the name of this play is Macbeth, most people wouldnt think of anyone but Macbeth being a tragic hero in this story. However, if the character of Lady Macbeth is examined we see that she is a tragic hero. A tragic hero is a protagonist, usually of high estate and neither entirely good nor bad. He is perfect except for a Hamartia (flaw), which is the significant factor leading to his suffering, that eventually brings him down in the end. More often than not, the tragic flaw is hubris (arrog...
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Beginning Of The Play Banquo And Fleance
1,025 wordsSeveral forms of disintegration are evident in Shakespeare's Macbeth. These forms of disintegration include marital disintegration, moral disintegration, and psychological disintegration. In the beginning of the play, Macbeth is portrayed as a noble and loyal character who is defending his country against traitors and foreign invaders. However, as the play progresses, we see that his ambition and the prophecies made by the witches start to affect his morals, marital relationship, and state of mi...
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Prince Of Cumberland Macbeth Realizes
1,559 wordsThe tragedy of Macbeth is an excellent example of a divided man and a divided kingdom. As we follow Macbeth through the course of this play we realize that he is a wealth of indecision and as a result of this lack of confidence suffers a bloody demise fitting for the butcher he was. This indecision leads him to do many things that would be considered very impulsive and erroneous on his part. He has a unique case of duplicity, and this is what destroys him in the end. He is glad that he is king b...
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Macbeth Realizes King Duncan
998 wordsWill Hazlitt, a British essayist, said it best when he said, If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. William Shakespeare has become famous for the timeless themes that run throughout his works. In the classic 17 century tragedy Macbeth, Shakespeare is able to bring to life bitter human emotions and character traits that modern man can recognize and easily identify with. The parallel one can find between the character Macbeth and present day human problems is a t...
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End Of The Play Macbeth Realizes
481 wordsMacbeth is, in all ways, a tragic hero. His greatness led to his obsession and then to his shocking, yet inevitable, downfall. The play thoroughly illustrates his rise and fall through a tragic story of man versus himself. At the beginning, the reader sees a man with a conscience and a mind. But after the turn of many events and Macbeth's constant fear of being caught, he becomes weak. Macbeth is extremely passionate about becoming king. In the first act, his motivation comes mostly from his wif...
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Murder Of Banquo Macbeth Realizes
1,280 wordsMacbeth, by William Shakespeare, is a tragic depiction of a man who has earned great respect and honor through his fearless defense of a great nation. However; Macbeth, being easily influenced by words of self-interest, plans an intrigue against his king in the hopes that it might fulfill a prophecy that was given to him by a supernatural being. The character of Macbeth is drawn from people in history, yet Shakespeare has softened a little some of the most rugged features; he shows him doubtful ...
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