macbeths journey through the book
...ich opposes the Tragic Hero. At the beginning of the play Macbeth already has a degree of responsibility or greatness about him. He has the title, ‘Thane of Glamis’ and early in the play, he is also granted with the title, ‘Thane of Cawdor’ Although this establishes his recognition as an important figure of responsibility, it does not tell the reader much about Macbeth’s personality. The very fact that Macbeth has these titles, however, shows us his greatness and establishes the fact that he is good, and this is reiterated by the quotation, ‘For brave Macbeth – well he deserves that name.’ These lines, spoken by the Captain, praise Macbeth hugely, telling us of his bravery and how he deserves the title ‘brave’. This quotation proves that Macbeth is greatly praised by all, even the King who says, ‘O valiant cousin, worthy gentleman’ and establishes Macbeth as being good and great at the beginning of the play. The King uses the word ‘worthy’ which indicates Macbeth must be worthy of what he has ( his title of thane of Glamis ) and shows the king’s appreciation of Macbeth. At the end of Act 1 Scene 2, Duncan says in reference to the thane of Cawdor, ‘What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won’ and indicates that Macbeth is to be granted with the new title. Again, Macbeth is praised and described as noble. We are beginning to see in Macbeth some key attributes of a Shakespearean Tragic Hero. The next part of the description says that a tragic hero ‘Falls from prominence due to flaws in their personality’. Macbeth, however, does not follow these guidelines. He does have flaws in his personality, which I will describe later, yet instead of falling from prominence, Macbeth grows in it. His personality and morals, however, fall and this co Macbeth's vaulting ambition, though it is what brings him to his height of power, it is also what leads him to his downfall. Vaulting Ambition is Macbeth's only flaw; it disables him to achieve his utmost goals and forces him to face his fate. Without this ambition, though, Macbeth never would have been able to achieve his power as King of Scotland or have been able to carry out his evil deeds. In these instances, ambition helped Macbeth do what he wanted to do. But, consequently, Macbeth's ambition has another face and is what leads him to his tragic downfall. Had he not been so enveloped with becoming King and remaining powerful, he would not have continued to kill innocent people in order to keep his position. It was because of these killings and his overbearing attitude that caused him to be overthrown and killed himself. Macbeth, at the beginning of the play seems to be a very noble person. He is characterized as being very loyal and honorable. He fights in the battle again...