Macbeth As A Tragic Hero Analysis

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William Shakespeare was born April 23 1564. He died on April 23 1616. He went to a school named King’s New School. His place of birth took place in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom and so did his place of death. He attended King’s New School in Stratford. He educated in Rhetoric, logic, history, and latin.Most people around the world as for being a national poet. William Shakespeare was an important member of the Lord of Chamberlain’s Men Company of Theatrical Players. He wrote his plays in Early Modern language. He wrote in a language that was a mix of old and very new. His plays were understanding by the lowest peasant and the highest noble. At the time of Shakespeare acting on stage, there was no electricity, and women were forbidden …show more content…

A tragic hero is a literary character that makes a judgement error that is as certain to happen to lead to his/her destruction. In the book of “Antigone” Medea and Hamlet look at the role of justice and/or revenge and its influence on each character's choices when analyzing any judgement error. The fact that Hamlet’s best trait is also his downfall, which in other words known as his tragic flaw, makes him a prime candidate for a tragic hero and this in fact makes him one of the most tragic figures in the works of Shakespeare in …show more content…

Macbeth's tragic flaw is that of ambition; Macbeth's ambition will cause him to decline. He is very rational, thinking of the consequences and implications of his actions. He recognizes the political, ethical, and religious reason why he should not commit the action of killing a king. In addition to jeopardizing his afterlife, Macbeth notes that killing a king is a violation of Duncan's "double trust" that stems from Macbeth's bonds as a kinsman and as a subject. He refuses to kill King Duncan, he feels that it’s the wrong thing to di and he will not be able to live with the guilt to himself. He says Why kill someone that has been good so good to me?” he is torn to the part where his wife’s love is more Important to him. He is confused between killing Duncan and his wife’s love. Macbeth does not want to follow through with the plan that Lady Macbeth came up with. He knows that this is wrong of his to kill King Duncan and that it will betray Duncan’s trust in him but Lady Macbeth is important in this play. She supplied a scheme. The scheme led Macbeth to kill King Duncan.Macbeth then regrets killing Duncan, he knows that it was wrong doing. After he kills Duncan, he then starts to change his ways and actions. His first murder was a trying experience for him. After his first murder, killing seemed to be the only solution he thought would maintain his rule of people in Scotland. If it were not for

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