Similarities Between Macbeth And The Great Gatsby

A tragic hero is a protagonist who makes a judgmental flaw which inevitably lead to their downfall. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth and F.Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Macbeth and Jay Gatsby are both portrayed as tragic heroes through nobility, anagnorisis and tragic flaws which lead to their destruction. Gatsby are both portrayed as tragic heroes through their nobility, anagnorisis, and their tragic flaws which lead to their downfall.
Macbeth was the true definition of a nobleman when he was introduced. Macbeth was introduced by the captain as a brave and fearless warrior, who was once loyal to the king. “For brave Macbeth – well he deserves the name – Disdaining Fortune, with his brandish’d steel” (1.2.16-17). In their beginning

When Nick was describing his house, he included the description of Mr. Gatsby’s house. “It was a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with tower on one side, spanking new under a thin bread of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool, and more than forty acres of lawn and garden. It was Gatsby’s mansion, or rather, as I didn’t know Mr. Gatsby; it was a mansion, in habited by a gentleman of the name” (Fitzgerald, 5). Gatsby was called a gentleman by Nick and he showed Gatsby’s stature by describing his enormous house. Gatsby and Macbeth both have evaluated stature with a high position in society. Macbeth had earned his position by being a brave and loyal warrior. On the other hand, Gatsby has his high position in society because of his money and his fame. Gatsby’s evaluated stature was also shown when his servants were getting ready for the party. “And on Mondays eight servants, including an extra gardener, toiled all day with mops and scrubbing – shears, repairing the night before” (Fitzgerald,39). Gatsby is affluent and throws a lot of parties as shown the servants are getting ready for the party, the night before. Gatsby’s evaluated stature was shown when Nick talked about his servants and his parties. Macbeth’s evaluated stature is showed by others talking about him being a brave and fearless warrior. Both Macbeth and Gatsby

Macbeth realizes that he is doomed spiritually as well because of his deeds. Moreover, after Lady Macbeth’s death, Macbeth realizes that he has no one with him. “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing” (5.5.17-27). After the death of Lady Macbeth, he realized he had nothing and his time as king was nothing but bad. At this point Macbeth literally had no one by his side, his wife who was the only one who supported him was gone too. Macbeth and Gatsby both realized at one point that they are being left alone by their loved