A tragic hero is a character of royal descent and possesses a hamartia which brings about their downfall of death. Along with, the character must embody nobility, virtue and create pathos as part of their innate character. There are many Shakespearean plays of where a tragic hero is present and the theme of death as the downfall is evident. Classic plays such as Julius Caesar and Othello plots are of a tragic hero and the characters undergo similar events. In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth; Macbeth (a noble thane) encounters the weïrd sisters also known as the three witches but, the idea of power and greed consumes Macbeth and results in his misfortune fate of death. Additionally, throughout the play Macbeth encounters and experiences
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When Macbeth states in Act IV that he has no money, friends and family left, he is pitied and is given pathos from the audience. Additionally, despite realizing that his ambition has made him blind of what his life has become, he refuses to change his ways. His blindness of reality gives him a false sense of security and he believes that the predictions will not happen since he believes MacDuff is dead and he knew no one not born of a woman. Also, the predictions are no longer a bother to Macbeth because he believes that he anyone in the way of his kingship is either gone or dead and now he can reign over Scotland although the country is falling apart. However, reality hits Macbeth when MacDuff appears to challenge him. Macbeth’s ambition to be king is so so great that when find discovers that MacDuff is not born of a woman; Macbeth would rather die in pride then resign from being king even though is not a successful one. Macbeth posits his lust for king that he would rather die than see Malcolm as king by protesting, “I will not yield / To kiss the ground before young Malcolm’s feet ” (V.viii. 32-33). Thus, leading Macbeth to his downfall of being beheaded by MacDuff. The effects of this is that Malcolm becomes the king of Scotland and there is restoration in the country of Scotland. Therefore, the cycle of a tragic hero is complete and Macbeth’s ambition proven him to be
When Macbeth states in Act IV that he has no money, friends and family left, he is pitied and is given pathos from the audience. Additionally, despite realizing that his ambition has made him blind of what his life has become, he refuses to change his ways. His blindness of reality gives him a false sense of security and he believes that the predictions will not happen since he believes MacDuff is dead and he knew no one not born of a woman. Also, the predictions are no longer a bother to Macbeth because he believes that he anyone in the way of his kingship is either gone or dead and now he can reign over Scotland although the country is falling apart. However, reality hits Macbeth when MacDuff appears to challenge him. Macbeth’s ambition to be king is so so great that when find discovers that MacDuff is not born of a woman; Macbeth would rather die in pride then resign from being king even though is not a successful one. Macbeth posits his lust for king that he would rather die than see Malcolm as king by protesting, “I will not yield / To kiss the ground before young Malcolm’s feet ” (V.viii. 32-33). Thus, leading Macbeth to his downfall of being beheaded by MacDuff. The effects of this is that Malcolm becomes the king of Scotland and there is restoration in the country of Scotland. Therefore, the cycle of a tragic hero is complete and Macbeth’s ambition proven him to be