Macbeth

In the Shakespearean play, The Tragedy of Macbeth, the character Macbeth serves as the tragic hero. Macbeth fits the four characteristics’ that are needed for one to be a tragic hero according to Aristotle. First, Macbeth is a main character in the play; secondly he was a person of importance, being one of kings most loyal soldiers. Thirdly he has tragic flaws that would lead to his downfall, which in this case will be death. …

…actions lead to his downfall. In the play The Tragedy of Macbeth, Macbeth is the tragic hero. He is a main character, one of importance, and has flaws that help bring about his downfall. We see the eventual demise of Macbeth mainly due to his paranoia and jealousy. These two tragic flaws make him due things that under normal conditions he would not do, and he ends up suffering the greatest downfall, losing ones life.