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Macbeth, a noble warrior of Scotland, is given a glimpse of the future by a group of witches. He learns he is destined for the throne, but other parts of their prophecy displease him. In an attempt to control his fate, he embarks on a greed-driven murderous rampage, eliminating all that pose a threat to his reign. He proves unable to run from destiny, though, as he is killed just as he was foretold.

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A tragic hero experiences a major downfall because of a flaw in their character. They begin the story as a respectable, heroic figure

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"MACBETH
... I'll not fight with thee.

MACDUFF
Then yield thee, coward,
And live to be the show and gaze o' th' time.
We'll have thee, as our rarer monsters are,
Painted upon a pole, and underwrit
'Here may you see the tyrant.'

MACBETH
I will not yield
To kiss the ground before young Malcom's feet"

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The two variants of Macbeth display this scene with nearly identical dialogue. The graphic novel portrays multiple battles, one being within himself, showing his contemplation of surrender through his facial expressions. We are also more clearly shown his struggle against Macduff. Despite all of this his ego and overconfidence push him to refuse to yield, which causes his death at Macduff's hand. His traits of overconfidence and elevated ego serve as the flaws that lead to his downfall and thus his status as a tragic hero.

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"They enter fighting, and Macbeth is slain. Macduff exits carrying off Macbeth's body. Retreat and reflourish. Enter, with Drum and Colors, Malcolm, Siward, Ross, Thanes, and Soldiers.

MALCOLM
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SIWARD
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MALCOLM
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ROSS
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The climax of the story is when Macbeth is slain and Malcolm's men discuss the event of his death. The graphic novel covers Macbeth's death much more vividly, showing the image of the duel while the original text has very little detail stating, "They enter fighting, and Macbeth is slain. The conversation between Malcolm and his men is not included in the graphic novel and weakens the case for it to be better than the original text by being incomplete.

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"MACDUFF
Hail, King! for so thou art. Behold where stands Th' usurper's cursed head. The time is free.

I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl,

That speak my salutation in their minds, Whose voices I desire aloud with mine.

Hail, King of Scotland!

ALL Hail, King of Scotland!Flourish.

MALCOLM

We shall not spend a large expense of time Before we reckon with your several loves And make us even with you. My thanes and kinsmen,

Henceforth be earls, the first that ever Scotland In such an honor named. What's more to do, Which would be planted newly with the time, As calling home our exiled friends abroad That fled the snares of watchful tyranny,

Producing forth the cruel ministers Of this dead butcher and his fiend-like queen (Who, as 'tis thought, by self and violent hands, Took off her life) this, and what needful else That calls upon us, by the grace of grace, We will perform in measure, time, and place.

So thanks to all at once and to each one, Whom we invite to see us crowned at Scone."

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The resolution is a joyous event where Malcolm is hailed king by his men and delivers a speech exclaiming that tyranny is over. The graphic novel shortens his speech to half of the size it is in the original. Although it lacks detail in words, it captures the celebration and setting in imagery very well. Both, in their own ways, display the wrapping up of Macbeth's story thoroughly and are both good but very different formats.

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The two versions of Macbeth, the original and graphic novel adaption, are surprisingly similar despite the graphic novel being much shorter. The less words prove to be the biggest difference, with whole conversations being cut out, best shown after Macbeth's death, where Siward says, "Then he is dead?". In the graphic novel he or another character, Ross, didn't speak at all, let alone have a whole conversation with Malcolm. The graphic novel also shows scenes in a more understandable way as we can see characters' emotions and actions, which can help us to understand older, more complex dialects of English present in the text. Both forms of text convey the story well with their own positive tweaks.