1. Macbeth, A Tragic Hero In Every Angle
He doesn't really believe that he will become Thane of Cawdor, as the present thane is still alive and well respected- "The thane of Cawdor lives A prosperous gentleman; and to be king Stands not within the prospect of belief, No more than to be Cawdor." ... This shows that the whole system defined by God has been disrupted, and therefore the whole universe has been disrupted. ... He was a gentleman on whom I built An absolute trust." ...
At the beginning of the play, Shakespeare defines Macbeth as a hero very clearly. ... Now so long as these mutable goods are at all commensurate with his inordinate desires - and such is the case, up until he covets the kingship - Macbeth remains an honorable gentleman. ...
In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, we discover that Macbeth is a tragic hero. 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. Fr...