Macbeth Tragic Hero Analysis
A tragic hero is a person of noble birth with heroic or potentially heroic qualities. This person is fated by the Gods or by some supernatural force to doom and destruction or at least to great suffering. If Macbeth is a tragic hero then Mrs. Campbell is a horrible teacher, it's just doesnt add up! Macbeth has no heroic qualities at all, he has psychopathic qualities, he murders his own uncle just to be king. Although he does undergo suffering he doesn’t learn from it and he makes his wife suffer so much that she kills herself. Macbeth is obviously not a tragic hero he is a tragic maniac.
The main reason Macbeth is not a tragic hero is because the man murdered innocent people for his selfishness. Although tragic heros do kill but only in order …show more content…
Macbeth is greedy, he kills people for his own benefit regardless of the consequences. All tragic heroes are looked up to because of their courage and nobility, however he is not courageous nor noble.When Lady Macbeth dies and he gets the news, he does not react how a loving husband would react to the death of their beloved wife.
While Macbeth has no tragic hero qualities he technically is a classic shakespearean tragic hero. He was a good warrior MacBeth kills the first Thane of Cawdor and gets rewarded for it. Once Macbeth kills all the innocent people he goes through a lot of suffering from guilt, fear, paranoia, insomnia, hallucination. The man goes seriously insane that he believes he sees the ghost of banquo. HIs guilt keeps him up at night and doesn't allow him to sleep. Despite his great suffering from the suffering he's caused others he's still not a tragic hero because he’s too evil.
As you can see and have learned, Macbeth is definitely not a tragic hero. Although he does undergo suffering it was not meaningful and it was caused by his evil doings. Also he never learned from his suffering, he died while he was still crazy. No one had pity for him and no one feared him because the man was weak and shy. To call Macbeth a tragic hero is to call Hitler a motivational historic figure, it's just
The main reason Macbeth is not a tragic hero is because the man murdered innocent people for his selfishness. Although tragic heros do kill but only in order …show more content…
Macbeth is greedy, he kills people for his own benefit regardless of the consequences. All tragic heroes are looked up to because of their courage and nobility, however he is not courageous nor noble.When Lady Macbeth dies and he gets the news, he does not react how a loving husband would react to the death of their beloved wife.
While Macbeth has no tragic hero qualities he technically is a classic shakespearean tragic hero. He was a good warrior MacBeth kills the first Thane of Cawdor and gets rewarded for it. Once Macbeth kills all the innocent people he goes through a lot of suffering from guilt, fear, paranoia, insomnia, hallucination. The man goes seriously insane that he believes he sees the ghost of banquo. HIs guilt keeps him up at night and doesn't allow him to sleep. Despite his great suffering from the suffering he's caused others he's still not a tragic hero because he’s too evil.
As you can see and have learned, Macbeth is definitely not a tragic hero. Although he does undergo suffering it was not meaningful and it was caused by his evil doings. Also he never learned from his suffering, he died while he was still crazy. No one had pity for him and no one feared him because the man was weak and shy. To call Macbeth a tragic hero is to call Hitler a motivational historic figure, it's just