In The Tragedy of Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Macbeth is a tragic hero. A tragic hero is someone who is high ranked, has a tragic flaw, meets a tragic end, and is extraordinary. Through out the play Macbeth meets all of these different characteristics. In the beginning of the play, Macbeth i...
Macbeth is one of the leaders in King Duncan's army, and is known as a fierce warrior with a lot of ambition. ... Laugh to scorn The power of man, for none of woman born Shall harm Macbeth. " The Apparition is reassuring Macbeth, telling him that no man born of a woman will harm him, which influences Macbeth's decisions throughout the rest of the play. ...
Amidst all this, Macbeth, a ruthless warrior, had aspirations to be more than the thane of a small area of land; he desired power and greatness, and it seemed that nothing but Duncan's throne could satisfy his unending thirst. ... It was never Macbeth's place to become a king, he was a great warrior and Duncan was a great king and there was no reason to upset that balance. ... We see this more towards the end of the play when the witches convince Macbeth to "laugh at scorn, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth." ...
Amidst all this, Macbeth, a ruthless warrior, had aspirations to be more than the thane of a small area of land; he desired power and greatness, and it seemed that nothing but Duncan's throne could satisfy his unending thirst. ... It was never Macbeth's place to become a king, he was a great warrior and Duncan was a great king and there was no reason to upset that balance. ... We see this more towards the end of the play when the witches convince Macbeth to, "laugh at scorn, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth....
Lady Macbeth is not a typical woman of Shakespearean time in this play. In that time a woman would just be at home cooking, cleaning and looking after the children. ... A woman might have been badly beaten for saying something like it but Shakespeare has made Macbeth tolerate that and it has great effects on him. ... Also at the end he is shown as a warrior who has died in battle. ... Macbeth was killed at the end of a play by " a man not born of woman" (Macduff) just as the witches" prophesised. ...
They tell the two warriors three predictions concerning their future before they leave them alone. ... They tell him again three things: 1st he should fear Macduff, 2nd Macbeth will never be harmed by any man born of a woman and 3rd he will never be defeated until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane Hill (where his castle is). ... Before Macbeth warns Macduff that no man born of a woman can harm him and thinks he cannot lose the fight. ...
