King Duncan of Scotland, Macbeth's brother, highly valued and appreciated Macbeth's fearless warfare accomplishments. ... Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth suffer a tragic fall shortly after accomplishing their goal. This was seen in Act 2, scene 3 which depicts the panic that Macbeth suffers after the murder of Duncan. ... Lady Macbeth en! ... In the end, both Macbeth and Lady MacBeth come to absolute ruin, distinguishing both as tragic figures in a tragic play which ends as Macbeth cries out, "And damned be him that first cries "Hold! ...

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Macduff and Macbeth are no exception. ... Macbeth can be considered a tragic hero. ... (act 2, scene 3). ... Most might think that this is a cowardly act, but this is actually a brave act which was intended to aid Malcolm in enrolling  the English armed services against Macbeth. Macbeth and Macduff were similar in their bravery and skill on the battlefield. ...

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Macbeth's action's lead to his very nemises. ... Lady Macbeth is the second reason for Macbeth's tragedy; without her support in aiding his decision, Macbeth would have never had the strength to lie, scheme, and destroy to such extremes. The last, and most devastating to Macbeth, was his cripled conscious which made him act out of selfeshness and lust. ... The witches first address Macbeth as king, and Banguo as one "Lesser than Macbeth... But now we are introduced to Lady Macbeth. ...

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In the beginning of the play, specifically in Act I, scene iii, Macbeth and his best friend Banquo were both greeted by three witches. ... An instance in scene ii of Act II demonstrates the true guilt Macbeth felt after his terrible deed. ... / Macbeth does murder sleep (Act II, scene ii, 47-48). ... A scene in Act III portrays his feelings of unhappiness. ... Another instance in which Macbeth tried to change fate occurred in the third act of the play. ...

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In the first act of Antony and Cleopatra, comedy is involved: the lovers insist upon their love's hype and specifically upon Antony's rejection of his earlier life. ... He is not a tragic figure in any recognizable sense; he may yearn for "the love of Love, and her soft hours" in act 1, but in act 4, at death, he will not yearn for more than this. ... These three witches proceed in the third scene of Act I to tell Macbeth of three prophecies: He will become the Thane of Cawdor, the King, and already is the Thane of Glamis.   ... But once Lady Macbeth toys at the idea of Macbeth&#...

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In Hamlet's case, he is rash, unable to act, and ill tempered. ... Similarly, Macbeth's ambition to become king eventually leads to his demise. ... The most obvious example is the appearance of Banquo's ghost to Macbeth in which only Macbeth can see; everyone else around him is oblivious to his vision and therefore considers him mad. ... In most cases, it is the tragic hero who performs the act of betrayal. ... In Romeo and Juliet, the two lovers commit suicide, and Macbeth ends with a decapitation. ...

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This is the opposite of Shakespeare's play, Macbeth, in which the tragic hero spends too much time acting, and not enough time thinking. Hamlet dwells too much on whether or not to act on something, and by the time he decides to act, it is too late. ...

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• Grade Level: High School