BIOL1008 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Lady Macduff, Banquo, Battlement
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Macbeth is a villain in whom there is little to admire. There is much debate about whether macbeth is a hero or if he is purely villainous. Shakespeare has created many villains and heroes throughout his plays. Macbeth is a character unlike any of these. Macbeth is neither purely villainous nor heroic though he does show characteristics of both. A villain is defined as a wicked person who shows little sympathy or remorse for their actions. According to this definition the statement is an unsatisfactory comment upon macbeth due him demonstrating a great deal of remorse and sorrow, macbeth creates admiration through his ambition, dignity, desire, bravery, morals, compassion, honour and willpower. A hero is defined as a person of distinguished courage or performance, admired for his noble qualities which would fit. Shakespeare manipulates how the reader will respond using different dramatic techniques such as the use of macbeth"s soliloquies.
