Macbeth started out as a war hero, a good man at heart, but pressure and his ambition ate him up from the inside. He is a smart man, but uses his intelligence in evil ways throughout the play for his own benefit.

A struggle is present in every tragedy, as a person tries to overcome their flaws and fit the mold of their ideal. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, we discover that Macbeth is a tragic hero that is at first a good person at heart. Macbeth is very ambitious, courageous, and a moral coward: all these things lead to his tragic death at the end of the play.

At the beginning of the play, Shakespeare defines Macbeth as a hero very clearly. From the courage in defense of Scotland is significant in the opening scene. However, he is very ambitious to be king. At the beginning of the play, he was loyal to the king. While he did imagine of murder his mind rejects it and said, "Why, if fate will have me king, why, chance may crown me," - Act I, Sc 3, p.44-45.

In Macbeth's soliloquy in Act I, scene 7, Macbeth hesitates because of both pragmatic and moral causes; although, his moral scruples seem to

Yet increasingly his ambition defeated his good nature. When Duncan named Malcolm the Prince of Cumberland, Macbeth decided on the murder of Duncan. When Duncan arrived at Inverness, Macbeth controlled his ambition for the time being and did not kill Duncan. The failing of his decision was soon reflected by Lady Macbeth who called him a coward. From then on, after the murder of Duncan, Macbeth entered into a life of evil.

Macbeth feels that he is leading a double life toward Duncan. Moreover, because Macbeth invited Duncan to his house, Macbeth is now the host; a host is obligated to console their guests, not kill them. Macbeth expresses such thoughts in lines 12-14, "Here's in double trust; First, I am his kinsman and his subject, Strong both against the deed; then, as his host." So, Macbeth feels that Duncan should not be killed now, because neither has Duncan been wrong toward Macbeth nor has he been deficient in facilitating Macbeth. Therefore, this argument is a moral scruple, which begin to take over Macbeth's train of thought.

Through the development of this tragedy, Macbeth has turned from a fine natured person to an evil person. His ambition, strong belief in the witches, has brought him to a tragic end of his life, and caused many people to lose their lives. He used his intelligence for evil and nothing good came of it. He used all of his good qualities for bad and it got him killed and others murdered.

Macbeth feels that if he were to assassinate the king, Duncan, that he better do it soon. The first line of Act I, scene 7 begins with, "If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well; It were done quickly." So, basically, Macbeth feels that if the crime was committed when it needed to be, and if it wer

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