The Arrogance of Mabeth

end-to-end history and literature, one sees numerous types of heroes. One such type, the sadal hero, was established by Aristotle, a Greek philosopher. In his poetics, Aristotle de beginningates the qualities of a tragic hero. According to him, a tragic hero is a character that starts at the hap of his/her society and falls to its truly depths through and internal weakness or poor decision. In Macbeth, Shakespeare creates such a character. through with(predicate) and examination peripeteia, nemesis and its resulting anagnorisis, hamartia, it is apparent that Shakespeares character of Macbeth exemplifies the classic tragic hero.\nMacbeth experiences peripeteia, one of the qualities necessary for a character to be considered a tragic hero. Peripeteia is a Greek term that centre reversal of fortune. At the head start of the play, Macbeth is a well-well-thought-of and admired co-captain of the army. Ross tells the poove that Macbeth fought valiantly until he was able-bodied to defeat the Norwegians, and the Captain concurs, So they doubly redoubled strokes upon the competitor (Act I circumstance II, line 38). He illustrates that Macbeth demonstrates persistence on the battlefield. Not only is Macbeth prize by his peers, he is excessively respected by the king. Because of his successes, Macbeth, already the Thane of Glamis, is awarded the position, Thane of Cawdor. As can be seen, Macbeth is regarded fondly by his king as well as his comrades. In fact, the peerless fag Duncan greets Macbeth O valiant cousin! Worthy gentlemen! (Act I Scene II, line 24). Macbeth recognizes that the king appreciates him; he says, He hath honored me of late, and I have bought/Golden panorama from all sorts of people (Act I Scene VII, lines 32-33). Clearly, Macbeth is a respected member of society, and this respect if foster apparent when the people charter him to bee king after Duncan is murdered. In this manner, Macbeth reaches the pinnacle of his society. Howeve r, this reputation changes when he meets the witches, l...