Macbeth:Concious Villain To Unrepentant Tyrant
Adam Harrell
English IV
January, 13, 1999
Macbeth: Conscious Villain to Unrepentant Tyrant
Thesis: To trace the degradation of Macbeth from a hero to a conscious villain to an unrepentant tyrant.
I. Macbeth as a Hero.
A. Admired warrior
B. Duncan's Admiration
II. Macbeth as a Conscious Villain
A. First tidings of villainy
B. Murder of Duncan
C. Guilt-Ridden Soliquoy
III. Macbeth as a non-repentant Tyrant
A. Murder of Macduff's family
B. Selfish thoughts of sleep
C. Feelings of Invincibility
Macbeth, like most tragedies tells the fall of the protagonist from grace. Macbeth, originally a hero, degrades into a conscious villain who feels guilt and then into an unmerciful, non-repentant tyrant. A man once heralded as a hero becomes the bane of the land and his people.
At the start of Macbeth we are introduced to him and it is implied that he is a great warrior and a great man. He is the hero......
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