Macbeth - Tragic Hero
In the tradegy "Macbeth" written by William Shakespeare, Macbeth is seen as a "tragic hero" who has everything and loses it all. In the end the reader does not totally dispise him. Macbeth's downfall is shown through his soliloques of which, three will be discussed. Macbeth's changing character degenerates from a noble man to violent individual. In act1, scene 7, Macbeth goes through ethical changes. In his soliloque in this scene, he has second thoughts, wondering what Duncan has done to him to deserve his death. "I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which o'er-leaps itself and falls on the other"(I,vii,25-28). At the time Macbeth is still sane and decides that he doesn't want to go through with the killing of the King. "Besides, this Duncan hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been so clear in his great office"(I,vii,16-18). If the witches didn't tell him that he was to be Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Glamis, and King of Scotland, Macbeth would still be his ordinary self. As a result of these prophecies, this got Macbeth thinking of how he could be King of Scotland. As the play moves on, Macbeth slowly changes his character more and more.
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Approximate Word count = 1789
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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