| Pillar of the Comminity | in the war he is a hero, people look up to him, and he is promoted |
| Tragic Flaw | he is too ambitious/ overconfident |
| Cannot be entirely good | he begins to plan murders on his own he knows what he is doing is evil when he tries to hide it from dayhe kills Macduff’s family even though they were innocent he decides he has already killed enough, so why stop now |
| Cannot be entirely bad | He originally decides twice not to commit the murders He fought honourably for his country He decides against killing himself at the end |
| Tragic Flaw must bring about his demise | His ambition leads to him killing to become king which makes him the target of MacduffHe feels as though he cannot be defeated because of the prophecy |
| Must be aware the his wrong judgement brought about his downfall | He realizes that the witches played himHe says the “bloody instrument returns to plague the inventor |
| The reader must see in his demise a sense of waste/ pity | Macbeth talks about that being king isnt worth it feel bad for how he fell into the witch’s traphe talks about being alone and fralehis nobility at the end when he decides not to kill himsel |
Macbeth Tragic Hero Traits
September 13, 2019