Macbeth’s Tragic Downfall In this famous play, Macbeth is originally known as a loyal, noble warrior towards the King of Scotland. He skillfully fought for King Duncan while gaining his righteous titles of Thane of Glamis and Thane of Cawdor. Throughout the play, however, Macbeth’s characteristics of love and loyalty towards the King begin to fade as greed, violence, and power slowly took control of the entire story. The drastic turn in Macbeth’s actions distinguish him to be known as a tragic hero. The qualities of loyalty, honor, and moral responsibility are compromised by Macbeth for the possibility to obtain a higher power. The routes chosen by Macbeth reveal fatal flaws about him that regrettably lead to irremediable tragedies. These …show more content…
These defeats are usually built up throughout the literature by the tragic hero making different decisions that failed to benefit them. The main purpose of a tragic hero is to show how the certain choices made by one individual over time can result in a disaster for everyone around that person as well as their overall downfall. The fate of a tragic hero is unfortunately always going to lead to some kind of tragedy or problem they are forced to face. The weaknesses they withstand can involve realizing their flaws, but not being able to prevent them from finalizing their demise. Throughout Macbeth’s journey to destruction, he develops an entire timeline of small, yet significant, decisions that eventually lead to the realization of trouble his …show more content…
They stated that Macbeth would be titled Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and King of Scotland. They also claimed that Banquo would not be King, but his sons would be. Both Macbeth and Banquo were confused and in disbelief. They wanted to hear more, but the witches vanished and they tried to convince themselves not to listen to such an absurd prediction. Soon after, though, the messengers from King Duncan came along and declared Macbeth Thane of Cawdor, proving the witches predictions correct. Questions began to circle around his head as he wrote a letter to his wife, Lady Macbeth. When Lady Macbeth got the letter, she believed that if the witches were correct about these successes, her husband should do everything he could to make himself the King of Scotland as well. Duncan arrived at Macbeth’s castle to celebrate his title and be hosted to a dinner. Lady Macbeth makes a plan to murder King Duncan while he’s asleep in his chamber and blame it on his servants, all so they can become King and Queen of Scotland. The decision to take part in this act or not is the first and most important decision that Macbeth makes to gear him towards tragic mistakes that will undoubtedly catch up to