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The character of Macbeth
Title: The character of Macbeth
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 627 | Pages: 2.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
The character of Macbeth
The character of Macbeth was a classic example of a tragic hero. Though many factors contributed to the degeneration of Macbeth, the one that stuck out most was his uncontrollable urge to attain and retain power. His over ambitious desire to acquire power was let loose by the witches, with their prophecies of Macbeth becoming the Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and King of Scotland. At first Macbeth replied that such foreshadowing couldn’t …showed first 75 words of 627 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 627 total…When Macduff heard of his family’s murder, he resolved to kill Macbeth at any cost. This turn of events showed that Macbeth’s uncontrollable urge to attain and retain power caused his downfall.
Between his reliance on prophecy and his determination to secure his future, Macbeth imagined brutal plan after brutal plan. Always insecure, he continually strived to “be safely thus.”(III.i.53) This trait caused his degeneration and resulted in his downfall…. D
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