Similarities Between Macbeth And Bellerophon

How would the endings of the myth of Bellerophon and the play of Macbeth if the main characters were not plagued by their own pride and self-worship? These stories would have a much happier ending if they could have gotten past their own selves. Bellerophon would have been the most glorified hero for his entire life and Macbeth would have lived a full life with his precarious wife and his best friend Banquo, his best friend, would still be alive. In the myth Bellerophon and the play Macbeth, the main characters are blinded by their egotistic judgement this leads them to their fall from fame and happiness, instead turning it into grief and infamy. More than anything, Bellerophon wants to ride Pegasus, a winged horse, so he goes to Athena's temple to pray. Athena comes to him in a dream and
It does, and Pegasus becomes Bellerophon's loyal beast. Bellerophon denies the queen's advances, but the evil queen tells the king that the boy has wronged her and must die. Proteus does not want to kill him, so instead he asks the boy to deliver a letter to the Lycian king.
On the back of Pegasus, Bellerophon travels with haste and meets the Lycian king who invites him to stay with him for nine luxurious days. When the king opens his letter, it has clear instructions to kill Bellerophon. But like the previous king, the Lycian king does not want to offend Zeus by acting violently towards a guest, so instead he sends Bellerophon on an impossible journey to kill a monster, Chimaera. With the help of Pegasus, however, Bellerophon kills the beast with no harm to himself. Unfortunately, Bellerophon loses favor with the gods when he attempts to become more than human and take a place on Mount Olympus. When he tries to take the journey up