The witches were praising Macbeth. The first witch said, "All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis!" The second witch said, " All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawder!" The third witch said, "All hail, Macbeth! That shalt be King hereafter!" When Macbeth and Banquo are leaving the witches Banquo is told that he won't be King but his son's will be.

In the middle of Act 1 scene 3, Ross tells Macbeth that the Thane of Cawdor is being executed and he will be taking his place. Now Macbeth believes the prophecy told by the witches. He hasn't quite figured out how he will become King. One of the things that could have also contributed to Macbeth's downfall is that he is too vulnerable and he believes everything that he hears. The witches corrupt Macbeth's character and make him power hungry.

In Act 1, Scene 5 Macbeth wrote a letter to Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth h

as a crazy idea; the King is staying in their castle, giving Macbeth a chance to kill the King and become King. Lady Macbeth corrupts Macbeth even more by putting ideas in his head.

Before Macbeth kills Duncan he said, " This is a sorry sight." Lady Macbeth says, "A foolish thought, to say a sorry sight." Lady Macbeth just seems so evil. Macbeth doubts himself until Lady Macbeth pushes him and threatens him. She is pretending to be strong and she is pushing Macbeth to be a "man". After Macbeth has killed Duncan he seems to be in shock and he just doesn't know what to do with the daggers or himself. Macbeth is so confused that Lady Macbeth has to take the daggers and do the rest of the work.

Macbeth sees the ghost of Banquo goes insane. This shows that he is crazy or that the ghost of Banquo is there to haunt him. All the evidence above proves that Macbeth is a tragic hero. The characteristic of a tragic hero is that they have to be of high status not just a common person. Also a tragic hero must have a character flaw, like Macbeth. Also the tragic hero must commit a crime or something horrible that will lead to their downfall. All these are qualities of Macbeth and this is why he can be classified as a tragic hero.

In Scene 3 Macbeth fears Banquo who used to be his confidant. He fears that Banquo knows too much because he heard the prophecy from the witches. Macbeth thinks that Banquo will kill him, so

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