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…A tragic hero is defined as a person who holds a seat of authority or power, but is doomed to eventually fall. The hero's tragic flaw, usually hubris or hamartia (excessive pride and rashness respectively), results in a spiraling downfall. Macbeth…

…Peasants of the early sixteenth century are often pictured carrying a bundle of limbs tied with vines on their backs. This is a perfect metaphor for the events in Macbeth. Macbeth is one of many thanes, or limbs, bundled together. The thanes are united…

…The play Macbeth is well known for its use of imagery. Imagery is used for a number of reasons such as to show certain visions to the audience and to give life to the play. Lady Macbeth has a major use of imagery; her description is all imagery…

…In the play "Macbeth," there were many interesting sections which could be concentrated on due to the suspense and the involvement of the supernatural. The use of the supernatural in the witches, the visions, the ghost, and the apparitions is a key…

…Supernatural Events in Macbeth In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, there were many supernatural events. Supernatural events are unnatural things that came to be true. The use of supernatural events played a key role in making the play work…

…In the play "Macbeth," there were many interesting sections which could be concentrated on due to the suspense and the involvement of the supernatural. The use of the supernatural…

…Macbeth is a loyal, courageous warrior. He fights one of the most important battles to save Scotland, and to honor this bravery, King Duncan gives Macbeth the title of Thane of Cawdor. By encountering three witches and them telling him his future, his…

…In William Shakespeare's Macbeth we see the portrayal of male characteristics through the actions of the various characters in the play. Macbeth's manhood was influenced greatly by his fatal flaw, his ambition. Lady Macbeth placed many pressures…

…It has always been a controversial debate that Macbeth has been a dead butcher not a tragic hero, since some literature experts have not recognized him as a hero but just a murderer. Based on thorough research, many critics have suggested that Macbeth…

…"He who blinded by ambition, raises himself to a position whence he cannot mount higher, must thereafter fall with the greatest loss." - Niccolo Machiavelli. This preceding quote effectively describes Macbeth's fight to gain and maintain his role as King…