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Is Macbeth The Tragic Hero of The Play?


Is Macbeth the tragic hero of the play "Macbeth?" This question may seem to
be redundant; however, not all of Shakespeare's Tragedies are named after their
tragic heroes. For example, Julius Caesar is not the tragic hero of "Julius
Caesar." A tragic hero must conform to a set of characteristics which evolved
all the way from ancient to medieval times. Macbeth conforms to these
characteristics and is the tragic hero of "Macbeth."
The death of an ordinary person in Medieval times was not considered tragic.
This idea was based on the notion of "fall". If a peasant died, his death meant
very little because he had not far to fall. In other words, a peasant did not
have much of a life to lose. However, if a king or noble were to die, his death
would be a very long fall, since to the Medieval mind, he had a great deal to
lose. Macbeth is a very important person. He is a cousin to the king of
Scotland. He is the highest ranking noble, the......

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