Essay Archive - Macbeth: A Good Man
Macbeth: A Good Man
A struggle is present in every tragedy, as a person tries to overcome their
flaws and fit the mold of their ideal. William Shakespeare plainly defined
a good man in the play "Macbeth". This goal by it's definition is a
difficult one for any man to achieve. Prudence and logic, temperance and
patients, as well as the vindication of honor are Shakespeare's defining
characteristics of a good man.
As with any well written tragedy, Macbeth's title character and hero had to
fall from his place of greatness to see his faults and begin his agonizing
climb back to his previous position. Hi....
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