A tragic hero is someone who must begin noble and good, but is imperfect, so that the audience can see themselves in him. They are doomed from the start. In Macbeth’s case the witches are first on stage, and are planning to meet with Macbeth in the very beginning.
FIRST WITCH When shall we meet again? …
THIRD WITCH There to meet with Macbeth.
This shows that the witches are already plotting Macbeth’s fate.
A tragic hero must make a wrong decision himself or has a character flaw (ambitious, greedy…) which leads them down a path of bad events because of that one choice. They must realise what they have done, so this makes the audience feel sorry for the hero. The audience also feels fear because they know that the choice they made had led the character down a path of evil from which they cannot turn back. This follows Aristotle’s theory of tragedy which should inspire pity and fear in the audience. It can’t be stopped until the events have worked themselves out and......

Join Now to view the rest of this term paper!
Members: Login to view this research paper.

Title: Sad, Bad, Or Mad? Do You Consider Macbeth To Be A Tragic Hero, Evil, Or Bewitched?
Approximate Word Count: 4685
Approximate Pages: 19 (250 words per double-spaced page)

With the Term Papers Lab Membership Pass, you get instant access to every essay on this site, including this essay on Sad, Bad, Or Mad? Do You Consider Macbeth To Be A Tragic Hero, Evil, Or Bewitched?, for as long as you remain a member.

Other essays sites charge almost $100 for a single term paper. At Term Papers Lab, you can get instant access to over 100,000 research papers for as little as $29.95!