https://padlet.com/anastasia_pierce1/32pnqimuj6d2 Was Macbeth just a tragic hero who went down the wrong path? Or is he an evil tyrant who deserved what he got? Lets look into it. en-us 2019-02-22 00:03:32 UTC 2019-02-22 00:34:56 UTC hello@padlet.com anastasia_pierce1 https://padlet.com/anastasia_pierce1/32pnqimuj6d2/wish/333963710 According to Aristotle, a tragic hero:

• Must begin in a place of high status
• Has excessive pride (hubris)
• Has a tragic flaw (hamartia)
• Has an unavoidable punishment (nemesis)
• Invoke pity from the audience (catharsis)
• Fall from his status/be punished

]]> 2019-02-22 00:05:52 UTC https://padlet.com/anastasia_pierce1/32pnqimuj6d2/wish/333963710 anastasia_pierce1 https://padlet.com/anastasia_pierce1/32pnqimuj6d2/wish/333965205 Macbeth, as a wealthy nobleman, has high status. Wealth, power, the support of his countrymen, the whole shebang.]]> 2019-02-22 00:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/anastasia_pierce1/32pnqimuj6d2/wish/333965205 anastasia_pierce1 https://padlet.com/anastasia_pierce1/32pnqimuj6d2/wish/333965486 Yup. Macbeth is driven by ambition, desiring the throne. His pride tells him he deserves it.]]> 2019-02-22 00:15:42 UTC https://padlet.com/anastasia_pierce1/32pnqimuj6d2/wish/333965486 anastasia_pierce1 https://padlet.com/anastasia_pierce1/32pnqimuj6d2/wish/333965973 Ambition with a capital A. He's not satisfied with his recent promotion, and once he hears he could be king, he wants it more than he wants to not murder. ]]> 2019-02-22 00:17:41 UTC https://padlet.com/anastasia_pierce1/32pnqimuj6d2/wish/333965973 anastasia_pierce1 https://padlet.com/anastasia_pierce1/32pnqimuj6d2/wish/333966606 Totally. Both Macbeth's guilt and a full-on army defeat him in the end. His fate was sealed the moment he killed Duncan.]]> 2019-02-22 00:20:27 UTC https://padlet.com/anastasia_pierce1/32pnqimuj6d2/wish/333966606 anastasia_pierce1 https://padlet.com/anastasia_pierce1/32pnqimuj6d2/wish/333967596 Though he ends up a murderer, the audience sees him struggle with his conscious almost the entire play. He feels guilt, remorse, despair, and you can't help but pity him a little. ]]> 2019-02-22 00:24:53 UTC https://padlet.com/anastasia_pierce1/32pnqimuj6d2/wish/333967596 anastasia_pierce1 https://padlet.com/anastasia_pierce1/32pnqimuj6d2/wish/333968268 Big time. After committing murder, Macbeth loses his wife and his status, ending with his own demise.]]> 2019-02-22 00:28:14 UTC https://padlet.com/anastasia_pierce1/32pnqimuj6d2/wish/333968268 anastasia_pierce1 https://padlet.com/anastasia_pierce1/32pnqimuj6d2/wish/333968954 Absolutely. He may be a murderer, but he's still our tragic hero.]]> 2019-02-22 00:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/anastasia_pierce1/32pnqimuj6d2/wish/333968954