Macbeth Tragic Hero Research Paper

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Macbeth like any other other tragic hero has a flaw that ultimately will lead to his downfall. Macbeth is too ambitious which causes him to overlook doing the what is best for his kingdom. If Macbeth did not have a flaw he would not be considered a tragic hero because by definition a tragic hero is destined for failure. Macbeth is a tragic hero because he was noble, motivated, and determined. To begin, Macbeth is a tragic hero because of his great nobility. In Act 1, Macbeth is Thane of Glamis. He receives this title by being noble in battle. He then receives Thane of Cawdor because the original Thane is found out to be a traitor and is the executed. When Macbeth is told he will become Thane of Cawdor by the three witches, he does not believe it because he sees the good in the current Thane. “The Thane of Cawdor lives / A prosperous gentlemen, and to be king / Stands not within the prospect of belief, / No more than to …show more content…

Macbeth is willing to do anything to keep his power including murdering his friends to obtain royalty for a longer amount of time. “He’s here in double trust: / First, as I am his kinsman and his subject, / Strong both against the deed; then, as his host, / Who should against his murderer shut the door, / Not bear the knife himself” (2.7.12-6). Macbeth’s intentions are to kill Duncan to obtain more power. Even after the death of Duncan, Macbeth is still motivated to receive a higher power. He then kills Banquo and attempts to kill Banquo’s son, Fleance, to secure his position as king. He does not was Banquo’s children and family to become royalty. “Fleance, his son, that keeps him company, / Whose absence is no less material to me / Than is his father’s, must embrace the fate / Of that dark hour” (2.3.134-7). Macbeth has no mercy or regret in what he is asking to be done to his friend for the sake of a secure position. This motivation is throughout the entire

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