Shakespeare's Macbeth-Tragic Hero

I believe that Macbeth is a tragic hero in the story of Macbeth. Aristotle’s definition of a tragic

hero is “The tragic hero is a man of noble stature or high position. He is not an ordinary man, but

a man with outstanding quality and greatness about him. His own destruction is for a greater

cause or principle.” I view that as a person that does something bad with good intentions.

Macbeth didn't hate king Duncan. He was family and gave him a promotion. The king was at his

house to celebrate the promotion that Macbeth got for being so noble. Macbeth I feel was also

filled with the words of the witches when they called him King. So Macbeth had a bit of greed in

him for that power like all humans would. It's a natural thing for
As for

paupers, in his famous editorial for the NY Times, Tragedy and the Common Man, Arthur Miller

argues that the common person is also capable of tragic stature in so far as each one of us seeks a

true identity and a personal dignity.” (Csu.edu)

I found some characteristics of what makes a person a tragic hero that to me I say fit into

Macbeth's persona. “Initially, the tragic hero should be neither better or worse morally than

normal people, in order to allow the audience to identify with them. This also introduces pity,

which is crucial in tragedy, as if the hero was perfect we would be outraged with their fate or not

care especially because of their ideological superiority. If the hero was imperfect or evil, then the

audience would feel that he had gotten what he deserved. It is important to strike a balance in the

hero's character. Eventually the Aristotelian tragic hero dies a tragic death, having fallen from

great heights and having made an irreversible mistake. The hero must courageously accept their

death with honour.”