Is Macbeth a tragic hero

Is Macbeth a tragic hero. Some would say yes some would say no. I believe that Macbeth is a tragic hero and I am going to tell you why. For Macbeth to be a tragic hero he must have all of the 6 main traits of a tragic hero, which macbeth doeshave. The three main points that he does have are a sense of commitment, capacity for suffering and a belief in his own freedom.


First if all I will explain how he has a sense of commitment. He has a sense of commitment because when he kills duncan he says that once he kills Duncan it is done. Meaning that he accepts that once he kills the king there is no turning back. A good quote to show that he does have a sense of commitment is "I am in blood

Stepp'd in so far, that, should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o'er." (Act III, Scene IV) This is really good quote because he literally says that he cant go back because he is in so deep. 

Next he has a capacity for suffering because after he kills Duncan it almost drives him insane with guilt and he just loses bis marbles. This is very subtle because after he kills Duncan he goes on a killing spree and he doesn't are. Bur still this shows that he does infact have a capacity for suffering. "I have almost forgot the taste of fears; The time has been, my senses would have cool'd. To hear a night-shriek; and my fell of hair, Would at a dismal treatise rouse and stir. As life were in't: I have supp'd full with horrors; Direness, familiar to my slaughterous thoughts, Cannot once start me." (Act V, Scene V) This is a good quote because it shows that he feels bad about killing all the people he did. 

Lastly I will explain why he has belief in his own freedom. He has a belief in his own freedom because when accepts the outcomes of his freedom when he kills Duncan because when he kills Duncan he says "I go and it is done" (Act I, Scene i, Line 69) showing that he accepts the outcomes of his freedom. This is a good quote because he knows that once he kills Duncan there is no turning back and he must continue wit his "quest" to become king of Scotland.


As you can see Macbeth is a tragic hero. Even if he may not display all the six main traits at one time he does display them at one time or another which is all that matters. Macbeth is infact a Tragic hero.


Brodie Jung

This version is better than the original because it has more quotes so it strengthens my point. Also it is just better cause I wrote it on the computer instead of an iPhone.