1. Macbeth as an Aristotilean tragic hero
The play Macbeth by William Shakespeare is a tragedy in which a young man named Macbeth living in Scotland during the 11th century visits three witches who foretell that he shall become King of Scotland. ... In Macbeth the tragic flaws that bought about his downfall were greed, pride and his ambition. ... "For brave Macbeth- well he deserves that name." ... 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. Preceding events had shown Macbeth as a no...
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