The rise of a Trajic Hero, Macbeth

In Macbeth, the central character, Macbeth has the ability for moral judgment, but he willfully disregards his own moral thoughts. This leaves him vulnerable to deception that is of an evil nature. Macbeth is strongly led to evil but he also absorbs it. He is a tragic hero simply because he becomes caught up in the reaction between his evil actions and his own conscience. It is his awareness of evil that makes him tragic. …

…family. Once a man of great stature and potential, he lowers and then essentially looses all moral judgment, being unable to use his free-will to choose between the forces of good and evil. Consumed by ambition and lust, Macbeth makes the wrong choice and thus must face the consequences of his actions. Macbeth now holds strongly his position in eternal damnation. Instead of triumphing over evil and temptation, he is overcome and devoured by them.