In William Shakespeare’s classic play “Macbeth” the main character is portrayed as a tragic figure. A tragic figure is a character of a high or noble stature, who once held a position of great respect, but due to character flaw(s) looses it all. A tragic flaw is “the flaw that causes the downfall of a protagonist in a tragedy.” The protagonist in the play, Macbeth, possesses many such flaws. The influence of other …showed first 75 words of 580 total…

…showed last 75 words of 580 total…of these character flaws. The decisions he made led him down a path filled with physical and mental sufferings. Shakespeare depicted Macbeth as an admirable figure for the beginning of his play, only to turn him into the enemy by the end. The apparent decline in is status fits the definition of a tragic figure perfectly. Macbeths’ tragic figure went through many stages during which he committed sinful acts, eventual leading to his ultimate demise.