What makes Macbeth a tragedy, and to what extent is Macbeth a good example of Aristotle’s tragic hero?
1) Flaw or error of judgment (hamartia): Note the role of justice and/or revenge in the judgments.
2) A reversal of fortune (peripeteia) brought about because of the hero’s error in judgment.
3) The discovery or recognition that the reversal was brought about by the hero’s own
actions (anagnorisis) [ignorance to knowledge]
4) Excessive pride (hubris)
5) The character’s fate must be greater than deserved.
Show how Macbeth demonstrates those characteristics listed?
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