Macbeth and Chris Kyle: The Last Shot Tragic heroes are present in any time period, and in any lifestyle or occupation. Two examples of a tragic hero are Macbeth from The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare and the recently passed military symbol, Chris Kyle. The story of Macbeth was written in the 1600’s and was set in Scotland. Macbeth is a character whose ambition for power ended up killing him. Chris Kyle is known as ‘The American Sniper’ and is honored for being one of the brave men and women who chose to serve for his country. Though their motives for success greatly differ, they both posses qualities that make them a tragic hero. Macbeth and Chris Kyle have many differences,their not so obvious similarities reveal how many tragic …show more content…
Macbeth’s ambition was good, everyone wants to have power and be the best of the best. But unlike Macbeth, most people would not kill others to gain this power. The three witches planted it in his head saying “All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!” (Shakespeare 1.3.50). Once Macbeth believed he would become king he did all that he could to make the witches predictions come true. Because of this, Macbeth was flawed by his ambition. He did morally wrong this and this led him to develope a haunted conscience. Chris Kyle’s flaw was also his ambition. “It’s the ones you couldn’t save. Those are the ones you talk about. Those are the faces and situations that stay with you forever” (Kyle, American Sniper pg 234). Kyle experienced this because he felt like everyone was out to hurt him and his country. Because of his job he felt like he had to eliminate all threats and detected threats even when there were none. Ambition was a flaw to him because it eventually made him develop PTSD. It also contributed to his death because he was trying to help a fellow soldier, what he was trained to do his entire military career, when he was
In the play MacBeth, by William Shakespeare and the film The Dark Knight directed by Christopher Nolan, MacBeth and Harvey Dent are considered to be tragic heros. A tragic hero is someone who is born of noble a birth. That means that he is born and expected to do many things in his life that are supposed to be great. A tragic hero has a lot of potential. They also almost always has a tragic flaw (imperfection). Both characters have a lot of these traits that make them tragic heros. If people never had too much power, then they would not have became a tragic hero.
Macbeth was a tragic hero. Traditionally, a tragic hero is someone who is born as an example of greatness but somehow along the way they acquire a flaw in character that brings about his own downf...
In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth and his wife; Lady Macbeth become greedy for power after being given a prophecy from three witches. In the end, however their greediness just gets them killed. In the play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are different in terms of their reaction to prophecy, gender identity, and sense of guilt. Their opposing views are the reasons that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth both end up dead.
In understanding the art form of expression in various ways like music and play writes, it brings together this sense of self identity that the artist wants to fulfill. Having this understanding about the life behind the scene, screen, and/or stage. My paper will present two art forms music by 50 cent “Many Men” and William Shakespeare play “Macbeth” in which I will describe similarities among the characters. My four categories for 50 cent and Macbeth are as follow Greed, Savage, Survivor and Success.
All people have probably considered that immortality would be an extremely joyous experience. William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, tells of the quality of life and how man exerts it; this is in direct comparison with Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow, written by Kurt Vaunnegut. Where as he also writes of the quality of life with the implication of immortality by drinking the miracle drink, Anti-Geresone. The insignificance of man from Shakespeare along with the concept of living forever from Vaunegut, draws the question of why would someone not want to die if life was so worthless. Both authors question the quality of life and as a result they express their concern in their writing.
Fate is usually described as what happens during one’s lifetime. Many people conceive that their fate is already planned out before they are born. From the time that books have been written, authors have written about people finding fates through some prophecy. Although many people might consider it futile, the person attempts to change it. However, many of these characters then realized knowing their fate is usually worse than not knowing it. In particular, Macbeth and Lord Voldemort (from Harry Potter). Each of them tries to change their own fate, but it ends in their demise. Although they thought they would benefit from hearing their future, both would have been much better off not knowing.
The play “Macbeth”, by Shakespeare, contains many motifs. Two very powerful motifs that Shakespeare illustrates in this play are blood, and weather. Blood is important because it shows that this play is violent, and the blood physically shows that these characters in the play are warriors. Weather plays an important role because it usually foreshadows events that are about to take place. For example, a storm usually foreshadows terrible things, like death and destruction.
A quote which really defines Lady Macbeth and Macbeth’s ambition regarding power is “Power does not corrupt men; fools; however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power” George Bernard Shaw. Lady Macbeth is more ambitious in terms of gaining power then Macbeth is and that Lady Macbeth will do almost anything to gain power, even evil things that she normally wouldn’t do. This is shown when Macbeth and Lady Macbeth learn about the witches’ predictions, then roles in the plans to murder king Duncan in order to gain power and then finally after the murder, Macbeth doesn’t want to finish the plan making Lady Macbeth angry and causing a chance they might get caught and gain no power at all.
When looking back on the recent decades or even last week, it is not difficult to find a Macbeth-like figure in mainstream American culture. In this it is meant that these individuals experience a downfall in an attempt to gain power. One such figure was former President Richard Nixon.
Macbeth could justly be classified a “Tragic Hero” as his tragic story fills out the defined criteria for a tragic hero. Macbeth holds a significant social status, reveals essential truths about humanity through his suffering, has tragically wasted talent, contains a “tragic flaw” leading to his downfall and finally he finds some relief in his death.
In the play Macbeth, William Shakespeare does an excellent job describing his characters and their settings. Throughout the play Shakespeare connects several different situations to things that are happening with the characters. Shakespeare uses his characters to represent things, such as good and evil, and also to describe their surroundings at that time by adding details about the characters environmental settings in the act and scene. Macbeth, Macduff, Banquo, and King Duncan are the main characters in the play and Shakespeare uses them to get his good vs. evil point across even more.
Towards the end, The Controller agrees with the claim that happiness is a poor substitute for passion, but needed to keep a society stable. After The Controller, explains why things like the feelies are used, the savage refutes their purpose saying that, “they’re told by an idiot”. Similarly In Shakespeare the character, Macbeth, says exactly what the savage says, but Is speaking about life instead of a play. When Huxley alludes to Shakespeare’s Macbeth, he brings the same feeling of distress to bear on that what they are speaking about has no meaning. Helmholtz agrees with the Savage. He believes that all of his work is essentially "told by an idiot" because it doesn't address anything real. Even though he knows this, he doesn’t know how to
Macbeth: Shakespeare's Comparisons and Contrasts. Throughout Macbeth Shakespeare uses comparison and contrast to bring out characteristics of his main character, Macbeth. Shakespeare uses comparisons with Duncan, Lady Macbeth, and Banquo to bring out aspects of Macbeth's character. After hearing of Macbeth's courageousness on the battlefield, Duncan, a good and honest king, bestows the title of Cawdor on Macbeth.
Macbeth, a play written by William Shakespeare, portrays Macbeth as a kinsman, subject and trusted friend to King Duncan I of Scotland. A trusted friend, that is, until Macbeth has a chance encounter with the “three witches” (Shakespeare) or the “Weird Sisters”. The witches predict that Macbeth will become the next King and that his fellow companion, Banquo, will be the father of a line of kings. A change comes over Macbeth after his meeting; he is no longer content to be a follower of the King, he will “be” King at any cost. After killing the King and his friend Banquo, losing his wife to madness and ordering the execution of many, Macbeth is killed in much the same fashion as he has killed. But does this really reflect the real King MacBeth of Scotland? While examining the characteristics and actions of the two Macbeths and decide if Shakespeare’s writing was historically sound or was it just “double, double, toil and trouble” (4.1.22-26) playing with MacBeth’s character.
Tragic heroes, who destined for a serious downfall, are the protagonist of a dramatic tragedy. A tragic hero is usually a great hero, who gets the most respect from other people; on the other hand, a tragic hero can also lose everything he gained because of his mistakes. His downfall is the result of a wrong judgment, a flaw which might combined with fated and external forces. The downfall can cause the tragic hero to suffer for the rest of his life. In many literary works, the downfall of the tragic heroes usually happen in their highest point. In the same way, Macbeth is a tragic hero in the play called “The Tragedy of Macbeth” which is written by a legendary writer, William Shakespeares. Macbeth is a great general who gained many respect from the people and even the king. In the highest point of his life, because of seeking for greater power, it created Macbeth’s downfall. Macbeth, a tragic hero, causes suffering for himself and others by committing murders and creating distress, which are the negative effects of seeking for a greater power.