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    A tragic victim is defined as a victim in a tragic drama. Macbeth is a tragic victim due to the actions of the witches‚ motivation by Lady Macbeth‚ and his own ambition. The actions of the witches‚ Lady Macbeth and by Macbeth himself is what eventually led to the demise of Macbeth. The witches are to blame for the problems that Macbeth is facing. They are the ones that told him about the prophecies. One could argue that if the witches had told Macbeth all of the prophecies at once that the entire

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    “A tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction” as said by Aristotle‚ a Greek philosopher and a scientist who came up with the characteristics of tragic hero. William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a play about a tragic hero named Macbeth who was told about his prophecy by three witches and one of them was him being king‚ in which he succeeds by killing all in his way. The term tragic hero applies to Macbeth. Through three witch’s predications

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    Macbeth tragic Hero The character of Macbeth is a example of a tragic hero. There are several things that contribute to Macbeth’s downfall into madness‚ but only three of them really stand out. The first point to his downfall is all the Visions that were told to him by the witches. The next is how Lady Macbeth manipulates and has strong influence over Macbeth’s moral code. finally‚ Macbeth falls because of his ambition and desire to become king. Macbeth’s character starts from being a noble thane

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    Aristotle’s tragic hero must possess these four characteristics: goodness; superiority; a tragic flaw; and the realisation of both that flaw and the inevitable downfall (Literary Connections‚ 2008). In Macbeth‚ William Shakespeare’s representation of the tragic hero can be seen through the character Macbeth. “For Brave Macbeth – well he deserves that name” (Act I‚ Scene II line 16) Shakespeare further constructs this representation through the second characteristic‚ superiority. The first prophecy

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    Accelerated English 3-4 31 March 2017 Macbeth Essay: When looking through a crystal ball‚ individuals hope to find a clear path of their future. It seems like a gift -- to know one’s life story and how it ends in potential triumph. However in Macbeth’s case‚ the knowledge of his future leads to his destruction. After a battle‚ three witches approach Macbeth‚ and prophesize his future achievements‚ one of which is to be the future king of Scotland. Macbeth begins to obsess over the prophecy‚ leading

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    M.H. Abram’s description of the tragic hero outlines the main characteristics of a tragic hero. In the play Macbeth‚ and film Throne of Blood‚ Macbeth and Washizu are the main characters that fulfill the definition of a tragic hero. They implement M.H. Abram’s definition of the tragic hero because they have flaws that lead them to their "reversal of fortune"‚ which cause them to evoke the pity and fear from the audience. Macbeth and Washizu also demonstrate how they are "better than we are‚" which

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    World Literature 1st 9/30/13 Macbeth Essay The Tragic Heroine The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare demonstrates to the reader just how powerful the wheel of fortune can be in a play. Lady Macbeth is the tragic heroine of this play; because the reader sees her morals take a turn for the best with an extensive price to pay. Trouble begins in this play when Lady Macbeth puts herself in control of the situation‚ therefore forcing herself into a man’s role. At the beginning of the play

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    A Shakespearean tragic hero may be defined as “an exceptional being of high degree” who contributes to his own degeneration and illustrates a personality flaw. The character of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is in all ways the perfect example of a tragic hero. His greatness and bravery in battle for his country ultimately leads him to be a great thane and eventually a powerful king‚ making his actions have a significant impact on a country. Macbeth’s ambition on becoming a king leads to an obsession to remain

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    The question at hand is whether or not Macbeth is a tragic hero. According to the philosopher and scientist‚ Aristotle‚ a tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction. Along with his theory‚ he also states that "in order for a character to be a tragic hero‚ the character must not be a saint nor a villain‚ he should have some virtues‚ have a tragic flaw‚ and have excessive self-pride. Similarly‚ in the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt textbook

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