Reversal Of Fortune In Macbeth

“When the trouble is all done; when the battle’s lost and won.” Throughout this play the main character, Macbeth, displayed many different characteristics of a tragic hero. One characteristic is the flaw or error in judgment; he portrays this by not thinking thoroughly about the statements made from the Apparition. Another characteristic that he portrays is a reversal of fortune because of his error in judgment; this is seen when Macbeth believes the witches when they told him he will be King after they predicted he would be Thane of Cawdor and it becomes true. The final characteristic that Macbeth signifies is the discovery that the reversal was brought about by Macbeth’s own actions; this is noticeable when Macbeth is killed because of his previous actions from killing King Duncan and killing Macduff’s family. One characteristic that Macbeth portrayed throughout …show more content…
This is portrayed in the story when Macbeth takes things into his own hands in order to become king because the witches predicted that he will become king. In Act I, the witches tell Macbeth “All hail, Macbeth! In the future, you shall be king!” However the witches tell Banquo “You will not be king, but your children will be kings.” Throughout the play, Macbeth goes on a killing spree because he has become greedy in order to stay king. The last characteristic that Macbeth portrayed in this play is the discovery that the reversal was brought about by his own actions. This is shown in the play when Macbeth is beheaded for all of the murders he committed throughout the play. Towards the end of Act V when he says “I have avoided you more than all the others. I am already too guilty of shedding your family’s blood,” this shows the wrong way that Macbeth went about in order to become king. In order for him to become king, he took fate into his own hands and had to pay the price for