What makes a character an hero or an monster, and more importantly what is Macbeth. Although we learn in the play that Macbeth decided to kill King Duncan go become King himself, we see that earlier in the play that Macbeth actually had characteristics that made him seem like a hero. The first two qualities that Macbeth possessed were courage and bravery: “For brave Macbeth—well he deserves that name”(1.2.16). In this scene Malcolm and Duncan see a bloody sergeant, in which they decided to ask about the current status of the war. The quote listed above are the words the sergeant used to describe Macbeth, the bloody sergeant even goes on to explain how Macbeth won the war by defeating Macdonwald. Not only do we learn that Macbeth is brave and