In Macbeth, William Shakespeare develops an illusion of Macbeth, the main character, who
seems to have the characteristics of a kindhearted villain and a tragic hero. An illusion is defined
as, “something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality”
(Dictionary.com). Shakespeare 's specialty is catching the attention of his readers from the
beginning to the end of his plays. At the beginning of Act 1 it is hard to tell where exactly
Shakespeare is going with Macbeth . Towards the end of Act 1 it is apparent that there is only
one factual answer.
In order to qualify as a kindhearted villain certain characteristics are needed. Someone who is
kind, “has or shows sympathy or kindness” (Dictionary.com). …show more content…
Macbeth sees the Norwegian lord and many of his soldiers coming so he and
the captain, “doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe” (Macbeth 5). The king tells Ross that, “No
more Thane of Cawdor shall deceive our bosom interest: go pronounce his present death, and
with his former title greet Macbeth” (Macbeth 6). The king wants the current Thane of Cawdor
murdered and wants to make Macbeth the new one because he now views him as a hero.
There is more evidence that supports the argument that Macbeth is a tragic hero not a
kindhearted villain. Someone who goes by the username Gwendaward states that, “By the end of
Act I, we see Macbeth in a tug of war with his conscience. He wants to be the king. To be king,
he has to kill the current king, but he doesn 't want the consequences. Therefore, rightfully so, he
decides against the murder” ( "How Is Macbeth?”). They also make another good point stating
that, “If Macbeth were truly the man of character we see in Act I, then our play would end here”
( "How Is Macbeth?”).Shakespeare is known to be a dramatist and to write plays involving
tragedies. He writes mostly about tragedies to indulge his readers and make them continue
wanting to read his …show more content…
The whole situation with killing the king was contradicting the
whole point of killing Macdonwald and trying to be the kings hero in the first place. I personally
do not like Macbeth because his morals were not good. Macbeth’s struggle shows that when
someone gets a powerful title that they usually do not know how to take it and they misuse it. It
also shows that when someone wants to get to the top that they will do everything in their power
to get there. They will even go as far as contemplating about murdering someone just for
materialistic things.
From all the research that I have gathered I have come to the conclusion that Macbeth indeed
is a tragic hero. He starts off as a hero and ends up in a tragedy. Although, he is kind hearted at
times he was never had the true characteristics of a villain. He let his ambition and strive get the
best of him. At first he had the right mindset, but then he fell under the temptation of his wife.
He was blinded by the devil and never thought about God or who he would hurt in the end.
William Shakespeare uses the character Macbeth to develop an illusion of him appearing to have
the characteristics of both a kindhearted villain and tragic
seems to have the characteristics of a kindhearted villain and a tragic hero. An illusion is defined
as, “something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality”
(Dictionary.com). Shakespeare 's specialty is catching the attention of his readers from the
beginning to the end of his plays. At the beginning of Act 1 it is hard to tell where exactly
Shakespeare is going with Macbeth . Towards the end of Act 1 it is apparent that there is only
one factual answer.
In order to qualify as a kindhearted villain certain characteristics are needed. Someone who is
kind, “has or shows sympathy or kindness” (Dictionary.com). …show more content…
Macbeth sees the Norwegian lord and many of his soldiers coming so he and
the captain, “doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe” (Macbeth 5). The king tells Ross that, “No
more Thane of Cawdor shall deceive our bosom interest: go pronounce his present death, and
with his former title greet Macbeth” (Macbeth 6). The king wants the current Thane of Cawdor
murdered and wants to make Macbeth the new one because he now views him as a hero.
There is more evidence that supports the argument that Macbeth is a tragic hero not a
kindhearted villain. Someone who goes by the username Gwendaward states that, “By the end of
Act I, we see Macbeth in a tug of war with his conscience. He wants to be the king. To be king,
he has to kill the current king, but he doesn 't want the consequences. Therefore, rightfully so, he
decides against the murder” ( "How Is Macbeth?”). They also make another good point stating
that, “If Macbeth were truly the man of character we see in Act I, then our play would end here”
( "How Is Macbeth?”).Shakespeare is known to be a dramatist and to write plays involving
tragedies. He writes mostly about tragedies to indulge his readers and make them continue
wanting to read his …show more content…
The whole situation with killing the king was contradicting the
whole point of killing Macdonwald and trying to be the kings hero in the first place. I personally
do not like Macbeth because his morals were not good. Macbeth’s struggle shows that when
someone gets a powerful title that they usually do not know how to take it and they misuse it. It
also shows that when someone wants to get to the top that they will do everything in their power
to get there. They will even go as far as contemplating about murdering someone just for
materialistic things.
From all the research that I have gathered I have come to the conclusion that Macbeth indeed
is a tragic hero. He starts off as a hero and ends up in a tragedy. Although, he is kind hearted at
times he was never had the true characteristics of a villain. He let his ambition and strive get the
best of him. At first he had the right mindset, but then he fell under the temptation of his wife.
He was blinded by the devil and never thought about God or who he would hurt in the end.
William Shakespeare uses the character Macbeth to develop an illusion of him appearing to have
the characteristics of both a kindhearted villain and tragic