The character of Macbeth created by William Shakespeare demonstrates many of the qualities that Aristotle believed a tragic hero should possess. ... A tragic flaw is not a defect in the tragic hero's character; it is an error in the characters judgement. ... Throughout the duration of the play the audience can see many significant changes in Macbeth's character. ... Macbeth was highly influenced by the three witches who prophesised him becoming King and the audience witnesses a change in Macbeth's character in Act one Scene Seven during his soliloquy. ... Often in a tragedy ther...

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In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, we discover that Macbeth is a tragic hero. ... Macbeth, who now no longer needed any encouragement from Lady Macbeth, started to leave her in ignorance of his plans. ... Soul of Macbeth have been destroyed since Macbeth love Lady Macbeth very much, as shown in Act I, Sc. 5, p.58, "My Dearest Love." ... MACBETH Macbeth is presented as a mature man of definitely established character, successful in certain fields of activity and enjoying an enviable reputation. We must not conclude, there, that all his volitions and actions are predictable; Macbeth...

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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. ... It is clear that these characters are primarily governed by their belief in fate. ... In Hamlet, all the prominent characters die, whether it is by poisoned wine, or the sword, or suicide. In Romeo and Juliet, the two lovers commit suicide, and Macbeth ends with a decapitation. ...

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It focuses to analyze the effect of hamartia of the main character of the series, Perseus 'Percy' Jackson, towards the development of the story by using Objective approach. 1.4 Scope of the Study In accordance with objective of the study, the scope of the study covers the hamartia of the main character and its connection and significance towards the plot of the series. ... It means that it covers the intrinsic elements of the work such as character, plot, theme, setting, atmosphere, etc. ... The main character in that play is a protagonist named Joe Keller, a father who dedicates h...

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Oedipus, Macbeth, Lear, Hamlet, Othello "or Willy Loman. ... Next, the character recognizes their hamartia, or mistake, and overcome it; the recognition phase of a tragedy. ... Another aspect of what Aristotle believed made a perfect tragedy is character, obviously, that of the tragic hero. ... Both Willy Loman and Oedipus suffer from a major flaw in their character, which is the primary factor in drawing the course of their respective fates. ... He knows our lower middle class as few others do, and Willy Loman is his supreme character creation. ...

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It is believed that Shakespeare wrote "Antony and Cleopatra" in 1606 after Macbeth and it is obviously one of his greatest plays. Though not in the first class of Shakespeare's production, it stands next to them, and is perhaps the finest of his historical plays, that is, those in which he made poetry the organ of history, and assumed a certain tone of character and sentiment, in conformity to known facts, instead of trusting to his observations of general nature or to the unlimited indulgence of his own fancy. ... When we examine "Antony and Cleopatra" the background of the play (the t...

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