Character: Macbeth

Character: Macbeth

1. Tragic hero

2. "Brave Macbeth"

   • "the nave to th' chops"

3. Well respected at the beginning

4. King Duncan refers to Macbeth as "noble"

5. Macbeth meets 3 witches which tell him 3 things

   • He will be Thane of Cawdor
   • He will be Thane of Glamis
   • He will one day be King
     • Macbeths hamartia (ambition)
       • A1:S7- Macbeth admits it his is own 'vaulting ambition' that is making him want the kill King Duncan - said in a soliloquy

6. Fatal flaw leads to downfall

7. Shakespeare paints Macbeth to be brave like at the beginning of the play.