The rise of a Trajic Hero, Macbeth
In Macbeth, the central character, Macbeth has the ability for moral judgment, but he willfully disregards his own moral thoughts. This leaves him vulnerable to deception that is of an evil nature. Macbeth is strongly led to evil but he also absorbs it. He is a tragic hero simply because he becomes caught up in the reaction between his evil actions and his own conscience. It is his awareness of evil that makes him tragic. Through Macbeth's actions Shakespeare depicts the nature of evil as deceptive, lustful and disruptive. To begin, in Macbeth, Shakespeare endeavors to illustrate that evil operates through deception. Appealing to those emotions in man that undermine his morality and are blind to the rights of others, Macbeth aspires to a lesser good that ultimately destroy all ties to sanity. The most obvious symbols used by Shakespeare in this c
Furthermore, Shakespeare acknowledges that Macbeth is indeed aware of his place in nature, but is blinded by his ambition. Macbeth chooses to challenge God, to acquire a position higher than fit to have. Through Macbeth's love of self he sets his own desires against those of God. To do so Macbeth must call upon the forces of evil and darkness. Misled by his own desires, he sees them as only options, blinded to their consequences. With Macbeth's ties to reason now shattered, he is able to defy the laws of God and Man; thus, he is now able to commit murder. "Come seeling. Night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day/ And with thy bloody and invisible hand/ Cancel and tear to pieces that great hand/ which keeps me pale." Act 3. Sc. 2 LL 51-56. ontext is the witches. The wicked sisters work against nature. Their role is to inspire the evil that lies
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