Examples Of Hubris In Macbeth
“Tragedy is an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe”(Google.com). Tragic event occur everyday in our life we don't see them as much as we hear about them. For example, the deaths that we witness everyday in the Palestine Israeli war, and the war on ISIS which ruined the whole middle east. In the Shakespeare play Macbeth the main character Macbeth experienced hamartia and hubris through the play. Hamartia is a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of tragic hero, and hubris is excessive pride of self confidence. These two characteristics fit to Macbeth because in the play he is the tragic hero and he had his downfall in the end of the play. Macbeth was
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One of the tragic hero traits is a tragic hero must not be totally evil or good. For example “We can’t go with this plan. The king has just honored me, and I have earned the good opinion of all sorts of people”(1.7.31-34). Macbeth is not always good, but he also is not always evil through the play. Another tragic hero trait is the tragic flaw or weakness of his character often comes from the hero’s hubris causing a hero to avoid good judgment, divine warning or universal moral laws. For example “ I will not yield to kiss the ground before young Malcolm's feet, and to be baited with the rabble’s cause. Through Birnam wood be come to Dunsinane, and thou opposed, being no woman born, yet I will try the last. Before my body I throw my warlike shield. Lay on Macduff; and damned be him that first cries “Hold, enough”(5.8.28-34). Macbeth’s pride was the biggest reason he was destroyed. Another tragic hero trait is the hero realizes that it is too late to change the destiny which he has fixed for himself. For example “Rather than have to think about my crime, I’d prefer to be completely unconscious. Wake Duncan with your knocking. I wish you could!”(2.2.74-76). These two lines show that Macbeth had regretted killing
One of the tragic hero traits is a tragic hero must not be totally evil or good. For example “We can’t go with this plan. The king has just honored me, and I have earned the good opinion of all sorts of people”(1.7.31-34). Macbeth is not always good, but he also is not always evil through the play. Another tragic hero trait is the tragic flaw or weakness of his character often comes from the hero’s hubris causing a hero to avoid good judgment, divine warning or universal moral laws. For example “ I will not yield to kiss the ground before young Malcolm's feet, and to be baited with the rabble’s cause. Through Birnam wood be come to Dunsinane, and thou opposed, being no woman born, yet I will try the last. Before my body I throw my warlike shield. Lay on Macduff; and damned be him that first cries “Hold, enough”(5.8.28-34). Macbeth’s pride was the biggest reason he was destroyed. Another tragic hero trait is the hero realizes that it is too late to change the destiny which he has fixed for himself. For example “Rather than have to think about my crime, I’d prefer to be completely unconscious. Wake Duncan with your knocking. I wish you could!”(2.2.74-76). These two lines show that Macbeth had regretted killing