Macbeth-Response to Aristotles Tragic Hero Essays -- essays research p

Shakespeare uses Aristotles ancient description of a tragic hero - a character between good and bad - to portray the protagonist in the tragedy Macbeth. Aristotles theory that tragedy must(prenominal) evoke pity or fear from the audience can be done effectively through an everyman character. In order to appeal to the audience and bring forth some empathy, Macbeth must show his righteous morals through his own soliloquies or through other characters lines. Macbeths changing attitude is influenced not only by madam Macbeths convincing words, but also too by his mind, which is only human and therefore subject to temptation. Macbeth does however reach a turning foreshadow where he becomes so radical and paranoid that he can no longer find his moral conscience.Macbeths righteous mind is most clearly visible in his first soliloquy in which he debates whether or not to kill the old king Duncan. Macbeth distinctly reveals his tragic flaw as Vaulting ambition, which overleaps itself/And falls on the other.(I, vii, 27-28). Macbeths decisions are continuously influenced by Lady Macbeth and her overdriving ambition to become Queen of Scotland. Macbeth knows that in the past he has had spurts of want that were fueled by his wifes encouragement, but when left alone he could piece together his thoughts and discover what was right. Macbeth evokes empathy from the audience during his moral debate becaus...