Is macbeth a shakespearean tragic hero
Is Macbeth a Shakespearean Tragic Hero? Within the works of Shakespeare, a Tragic Hero is a common figure in many of them. A Tragic Hero is usually a figure of royalty, fame or greatness. ... The question of Macbeth falling into the long list of Shakespearean heros is a complicated one. He does portray some of the traditional tragic flaws, most dominantly, gullibility, and he certainly is evil. Due to their flaws, a Tragic Hero’s actions are often evil or atrocious and throughout the play, the Tragic Hero suffers due to their actions and battles with their conscience even after their specific desire has been reached or accomplished. Throughout the Hero’s suffering, other characters also suffer. ... A Shakespearean Tragic Hero will always lose their lives at the end of the play, usually as a result of the re-establishment of what is good in the play, which opposes the Tragic Hero. Macbeth’s tragic flaw is gullibility; he is easily led by not only his wife, Lady Macbeth, but by the three witches as well. At the beginning of the play Macbeth already has a degree of responsibility or greatness about him. ... Although this establishes his recognition as an important figure of responsibility, it does not tell the reader much about Macbeth’s personality. The very fact that Macbeth has these titles however, shows us his greatness. At the end of Act 1 Scene 2, Duncan says in reference to the Thane of Cawdor, ‘What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won’ and indicates that Macbeth is to be granted with the new title. Again, Macbeth is praised and described as noble. We are beginning to see in Macbeth some key attributes of a Shakespearean Tragic Hero: his nobility. Macbeth has two main flaws in his personality, ambition and gullibility.