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?Out damned spot !?

Lady Macbeth remarks whilst hallucinating about blood on her hands. The murder victims and Lady Macbeth are not the only ones to suffer though. As I mentioned in my description, nature can also suffer. In the case of Macbeth, it does. In Act 2 Scene 4, Ross and an old man discuss some strange goings on;

?A falcon tow?ring in her pride of place

Was by a mousing owl hawked at and killed?

And,

?Duncan’s horses, a thing most strange and certain?

?Tis said they eat each other?.

The men are describing the darkness surrounding Duncan?s death. They talk of owls killing falcons and horses eating each other whilst the sun is obscured. These unnatural events are a result of Macbeth?s evil deeds and are really used to remind the reader of what Macbeth has done and reiterate the fact that it is evil.

Although there is no evidence to support it, Macbeth definitely receives empathy from the audience. The battles with conscience aid Macbeth in achieving this and from having read the play, I can say that Shakespeare is successful in stirring empathy from the reader or audience in the case of Macbeth.

In Act 5 Scene 9,

?Macbeth is slain?.

This fulfils the last part of the description of a Shakespearean Tragic Hero as the hero dies at the end of the play and good prevails.

In conclusion, I will say that although Macbeth does not fulfil or follow all the guidelines of a Shakespearean Tragic Hero ( He grows in prominence rather than falling from it ), Macbeth, in my opinion can definitely be described as a tragic hero. He fulfils all but one of the guidelines, most exceptionally well as he excels in firstly impressionism and secondly evil. He also dies at the end which is the key part of being a tragic hero. Macbeth is one of, if not the best of Shakespeare?s tragic hero?s.

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