Is Macbeth a Tragic Character?

Shakespeares Macbeth is often described as one his most tragical plays, as the tale is generous of betrayal, dishonour and the demise of broad and heroic characters. The aspect that identifies Macbeth as a tragic character, is his declension due to one of his profess defects. At the very start-off of the play (Act 1), other characters gossiper on the bravery and heroicness of Macbeths valiant fight in a battle that he should have surely lost, and he is praised by the king himself. Therefore, it peck be surmised that Macbeth is a hero, raze prior to his involvement in the play. Unfortunately, his one tragic flaw is his vaulting ambition, and almost instantly after the prophecies are foretold, Macbeth begins to job by what means he can gain kingship (he notwithstanding considers killing Duncan). This battle with his righteous maven between right and revile makes him open to easy enamor by his wife, a avaritia driven and manipulative fair sex who lusts after a high t itle, and although she plots to kill the king, Macbeth rightfully decides against the arrive at of a guest in his own home; a good man and his kin. such(prenominal) reputable characteristics and actions bring in to the sense of Macbeth being an ethical and honourable character, which in turn, also add to the impending sense of his tragic downfall. \nA clear property of his degeneration prevails when Macbeth begins to hallucinate a knife, which he takes further encouragement to carry out Duncans murder: Thou marshalst me the way that I was departure (2:1:43). He knows what he is doing and is in full control, and a struggle between his moral and his ambition exemplifies Macbeths interrogative and fear and regret at his decisions. Ambition wins out, and he embraces criminality to get what he wants. in that lies the tragedy of Macbeth; that his ambitious desires remaining him weak and open to run from evil forces (his wife, the prophecies, the knife etc.). at once achieving hi s dreams, Macbeth begins to ...