The Banquet scene
A tragedy, in a theatrical sense is defined as "a serious play with an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the leading character/s". The leading character in "Macbeth" is Macbeth. Macbeth could be described as a tragic hero, as he has many good traits but a major bad trait, this trait will lead to the tragic hero's downfall. Macbeth's bad trait is his abnormally huge ambition.The banquet scene (Act 3 Sc 4) shows many important turning points in "The Tragedy of Macbeth", the first point of which is; Macbeth's state of mind. Macbeth, saw the ghost of Banquo twice in the duration of the scene, and literally scares him stiff. Lady Macbeth called Macbeth over at one point and likened his actions to what he saw when he was about to kill King Duncan: "Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come let me clutch thee. I have thee not, and yet I see thee still." This shows that he feels guilty for what he has done, and had the Murderer not talked to Macbeth, then perhaps Macbeth would not have visualized Banquo's ghost. But also there is the possibility that Macbeth did in fact see Banquo's ghost, if it was wanted for a more mythological theme to the scene.
When now I think you can behold such sights Lady Macbeth turns to him wearily and suggests:
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Approximate Word count = 2945
Approximate Pages = 12 (250 words per page double spaced)
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