Nawabbir Boparai
Ms. Cheney
ENG-3U0E
April 26, 2015
Macbeth Essay – Macbeth a Tragic Hero A tragic hero is a person of noble birth who possesses heroic qualities but is destined to great destruction and struggles against his fate. Tragic heroes bring downfall to their own recognition by the choices they make which ultimately leads them to certain death or suffering. Macbeth from William Shakespeare’s book “Macbeth” is a tragic hero as he is a well-respected man who displays courageous service for his country and king at a really high degree. Macbeth becomes a victim of the misleading prophecies given to him by the witches which ultimately leads to him being double-mined and finally falling under Lady Macbeth's influence and plan, and his …show more content…
The Captain further on in the explains how Macbeth lives up to his name and rank as he effortlessly chopped and slaughtered his way through Macdonwald’s army , and split Macdonwald open from his navel to his jawbone and stuck his head on the walls of the castle. Macbeth is seen as a person who is ready to sacrifice himself in battle to preserve peace and prosperity in his country, he is a being which fights for the sake of betterment of this country and people and is greatly loyal to the King. Macbeth is a much awarded person as he is pronounced at a degree higher than anyone else in the Kingdom for his service for the King and country and is considered as a war-hero which strives to protect the nation.
Macbeth as he comes into sight is above all a citizen. As such, he shares responsibility for the commonwealth and, as a citizen-soldier, labors in its service. He feels keenly the honor that accompanies his heroic deeds. In serving the country by serving the King, he is keenly aware of the greatness of the honor that accompanies the person of the King. His ambition is therefore, in its origin, a by-product of his virtue (Jaffa, …show more content…
In so doing, he reaches the peak of his moral stature, the point at which the greatest ambition is met and overcome. It provides us, at one and the same time, the height from which the hero falls, and the mystery of why he falls, after such a clear vision of the impossibility of success and the certainty of retribution (Jaffa, 3).
Macbeth is tempted to become King after the witches give him prophecies but through thinking about what he about to do he reaches to a firm conclusion that he will not murder the King. He gets rid of his greatest ambition and overcomes it. Macbeth personifies his moral order through calling off the murder and getting rid of the greed of becoming King. Progression in the play leads to Macbeth’s decision of not killing King Duncan seeing a transition as Lady Macbeth encounters the decision of Macbeth using his manhood and accomplishments against him. Through this large conversation both spouses have Macbeth can be seen the trying to keep his old decision but in the end the happen to go forth in committing the crime. Lady Macbeth argues with Macbeth trying him to convince him to proceed with the plan;
What beast was ’t, then,
That made you break this enterprise to
Ms. Cheney
ENG-3U0E
April 26, 2015
Macbeth Essay – Macbeth a Tragic Hero A tragic hero is a person of noble birth who possesses heroic qualities but is destined to great destruction and struggles against his fate. Tragic heroes bring downfall to their own recognition by the choices they make which ultimately leads them to certain death or suffering. Macbeth from William Shakespeare’s book “Macbeth” is a tragic hero as he is a well-respected man who displays courageous service for his country and king at a really high degree. Macbeth becomes a victim of the misleading prophecies given to him by the witches which ultimately leads to him being double-mined and finally falling under Lady Macbeth's influence and plan, and his …show more content…
The Captain further on in the explains how Macbeth lives up to his name and rank as he effortlessly chopped and slaughtered his way through Macdonwald’s army , and split Macdonwald open from his navel to his jawbone and stuck his head on the walls of the castle. Macbeth is seen as a person who is ready to sacrifice himself in battle to preserve peace and prosperity in his country, he is a being which fights for the sake of betterment of this country and people and is greatly loyal to the King. Macbeth is a much awarded person as he is pronounced at a degree higher than anyone else in the Kingdom for his service for the King and country and is considered as a war-hero which strives to protect the nation.
Macbeth as he comes into sight is above all a citizen. As such, he shares responsibility for the commonwealth and, as a citizen-soldier, labors in its service. He feels keenly the honor that accompanies his heroic deeds. In serving the country by serving the King, he is keenly aware of the greatness of the honor that accompanies the person of the King. His ambition is therefore, in its origin, a by-product of his virtue (Jaffa, …show more content…
In so doing, he reaches the peak of his moral stature, the point at which the greatest ambition is met and overcome. It provides us, at one and the same time, the height from which the hero falls, and the mystery of why he falls, after such a clear vision of the impossibility of success and the certainty of retribution (Jaffa, 3).
Macbeth is tempted to become King after the witches give him prophecies but through thinking about what he about to do he reaches to a firm conclusion that he will not murder the King. He gets rid of his greatest ambition and overcomes it. Macbeth personifies his moral order through calling off the murder and getting rid of the greed of becoming King. Progression in the play leads to Macbeth’s decision of not killing King Duncan seeing a transition as Lady Macbeth encounters the decision of Macbeth using his manhood and accomplishments against him. Through this large conversation both spouses have Macbeth can be seen the trying to keep his old decision but in the end the happen to go forth in committing the crime. Lady Macbeth argues with Macbeth trying him to convince him to proceed with the plan;
What beast was ’t, then,
That made you break this enterprise to