Role Of Heroism In Macbeth

Miguel de Unamuno once said, “The greatest height of heroism to which an individual, like a people, can attain is to know how to face ridicule.” From the tragedy of MacBeth by Shakespeare, there are three characters that exhibit contrasting aspects of heroism. The protagonist Macbeth and the antagonists MacDuff and Banquo all play very important roles in the story that makes it a more popular read from Shakespeare’s collection. The story is told from the villain's side of the story and with this the reader is able to experience where the character went from the beginning of the story to the end. The beginning shows Macbeth’s innocence and his relationship with other characters and throughout the story we experience a big change and it all starts with the witches prophecy being announced to him. The short lived character of the story, Banquo, was proposed as generous friend of Macbeth’s who has

He is the real hero in this story. He exemplifies honor, intelligence, and some observing skills that possibly saves Scotland. Macduff was able to pick point out the flaws of Macbeth. Macbeth was so suspicious through his actions that it made him transparent to Macduff. He went with his gut which was to leave Scotland to apply for help by the King of England. This was the smartest thing to do to save Scotland because he left without notice and if he had hesitated he would have been killed by Macbeth as well. The tactics Macduff proposed to attack Macbeth and fight back happened to bypass the prophecy and he was able to reach the castle and attack him. The attack was filled with Macduff’s wrath through his fight against Macbeth for Macbeth and his decisions. Macduff says, “I have no words. My voice is in my sword. Thou bloodier villain than terms can give thee out!” (V.VIII.7-9) Macduff explains he has no words for Macbeth and that he would rather explain his hatred through his sword