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Macbeth
Tragic Hero?
Murderer?
Madman?
Victim?
MACBETH – THE TRAGIC HERO
What is a “tragic hero”?
A character who makes an error of judgment
or has a fatal flaw.
The error of judgment (believing in lies or
gossip or threats) or the flaw in character
(ambition? Greed? Power hungry? Weakness or
cowardice?) eventually leads to the “hero’s”
tragic death.
In order for the tragic hero to stir these
feelings in the audience, he cannot beeither all
good or all evilbut must be someone the
Definition (characteristics) of a TRAGIC HERO
If you believe that Macbeth is a
TRAGIC HERO
you will need to find scenes and
quotes in the play which prove
that he “fits into” the definition of
a TRAGIC HERO
Is Macbeth a cold-hearted
murderer?
mur·der (mûrdr) n.
1. The unlawful killing of one human by
another, especially with premeditated
malice.
2. v.tr. 1. To kill (another human)
unlawfully.
2. To kill brutally or inhumanly.
3. To put an end to; destroy: murdered
their chances.
Noun
1. A man who is mentally ill.2. An extremely foolish or reckless person.
Synonyms: lunatic - maniac - bedlamite - fool
Is Macbeth a mad·man?
KEY SCENES THAT YOU NEED TO:1. KNOW… 2. UNDERSTAND… AND, 3. ANALYSE…
IN MACBETH