Macbeth Tragic Hero Research Paper
Lucy Snyder 10.22.10
E5-17 Period 6 Homework
Macbeth: the Ultimate Tragic Hero
The story of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is extremely well known and has been read and told for many years. Macbeth’s characteristics are very distinct, although they change throughout the course of the play. It is Macbeth who makes the story compelling and interesting. He is the protagonist in the play, but along with this, he also has a huge flaw, which results in the turn of events in the story. Macbeth is a tragic hero; a character that suffers from a terrible imperfection and ends up defeated. According to Aristotle, a tragic hero must have four specific characteristics: goodness, superiority, a tragic flaw, and the eventual realization that
E5-17 Period 6 Homework
Macbeth: the Ultimate Tragic Hero
The story of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is extremely well known and has been read and told for many years. Macbeth’s characteristics are very distinct, although they change throughout the course of the play. It is Macbeth who makes the story compelling and interesting. He is the protagonist in the play, but along with this, he also has a huge flaw, which results in the turn of events in the story. Macbeth is a tragic hero; a character that suffers from a terrible imperfection and ends up defeated. According to Aristotle, a tragic hero must have four specific characteristics: goodness, superiority, a tragic flaw, and the eventual realization that