Characters

• Macbeth:

  > Is a tragic hero: Aristotle‘s term: someone highly renowned has fortune shift from good to bad as a consequence of error or frailty (hamartia)
• Macbeth:

  > Initially a ‘noble‘ character who is applauded for his physical might and strength in battle- “sword smoked with bloody execution”
• Macbeth

  > Well respected by others: Banquo, Duncan, Captain no doubt to the audience of his nobility
• Banquo is a foil for Macbeth: reactions to the prophecies of the witches