Macbeth
Is Macbeth the tragic hero of the play "Macbeth? ... Macbeth conforms to these characteristics and is the tragic hero of "Macbeth. ... Macbeth is a very important person. ... Because Macbeth is ambitious, he wants to become king. ... According to the medieval Theory of Divine Right, God appoints the king, thus Macbeth committed a religious crime when he kills the king. ... Even Macbeth says of him, "Besides, this Duncan / hath borne his faculties so meek hath been /So clear in his great office," (Shakespeare 57) This, of course, makes the crime even worse. ... But did Macbeth decide to kill Duncan by himself? Who persuaded Macbeth to kill Duncan? As with every tragic hero in Shakespearean times, Macbeth must be tempted or persuaded to commit a crime. Lady Macbeth is the catalyst. She does a very good job of persuading Macbeth to kill Duncan. When Macbeth refuses to kill Duncan, she says, " And live a coward in thine own esteem," (Shakespeare 59) She also says she is braver than he is when she says, " I would, while it was smiling in my face, / Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums, / And dashed the brains out, had I sworn / As you have to this.