The Tragedy Of Macbeth By William Shakespeare
The strive and ambition for power can seem to be right, but one should be careful of what they wish for because that power might be exactly what causes their downfall. This is true in William Shakespeare story of a man named Macbeth. In William Shakespeare's Macbeth, the main character Macbeth was told by the three witches that he would become the thane of Cawdor and later on the king. He compromised his honor and disproved moral responsibility to achieve power and position which resulted in his tragic end. In my opinion the term tragic hero definitely applies to Macbeth because he is essentially a good person, he has a Tragic flaw and his eventual downfall.
The first reason why Macbeth is a tragic hero is that he is, in essence a good …show more content…
His flaw was the desire for power and position, namely to be king. Which was provoked by Lady Macbeth. After the witches told Macbeth their predictions, Angus and Ross's announced that Macbeth has been entitled the new Thane of Cawdor. After hearing this he went through the possibility of becoming a king “If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me without my stir” (i.iii.147-149). Later on in the play Duncan names his son as his successor, the Prince of Cumberland. As soon as Macbeth hears this statement he goes on to ask that no light be shown on his secret desires to be king. “Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires“(i.iv.42). This definitely verifies that Macbeth had given thought to becoming king way before his wife provoked him. All in all his ambitions lead him to the point where he fell to the temptation of evil and triggered his …show more content…
The fact that he is a good person is one of the characteristic of a tragic hero, his desire for power and position was his tragic flaw which eventually lead to his destruction and not to mention that he had a down fall which was caused by his own terrible actions. A tragic hero must not be a man who is great and admirable. He should have some tragic flaws in his characters. For instance, Macbeth’s tragic flaw was desire for power that ruined his life. Macbeth meets these requirements and can, therefore, be called a tragic
The first reason why Macbeth is a tragic hero is that he is, in essence a good …show more content…
His flaw was the desire for power and position, namely to be king. Which was provoked by Lady Macbeth. After the witches told Macbeth their predictions, Angus and Ross's announced that Macbeth has been entitled the new Thane of Cawdor. After hearing this he went through the possibility of becoming a king “If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me without my stir” (i.iii.147-149). Later on in the play Duncan names his son as his successor, the Prince of Cumberland. As soon as Macbeth hears this statement he goes on to ask that no light be shown on his secret desires to be king. “Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires“(i.iv.42). This definitely verifies that Macbeth had given thought to becoming king way before his wife provoked him. All in all his ambitions lead him to the point where he fell to the temptation of evil and triggered his …show more content…
The fact that he is a good person is one of the characteristic of a tragic hero, his desire for power and position was his tragic flaw which eventually lead to his destruction and not to mention that he had a down fall which was caused by his own terrible actions. A tragic hero must not be a man who is great and admirable. He should have some tragic flaws in his characters. For instance, Macbeth’s tragic flaw was desire for power that ruined his life. Macbeth meets these requirements and can, therefore, be called a tragic