[Akuma]

[quote="TGB!":0470b]::sigh::

MacBeth has neither "idealism" or "courage" - his "strength" isnt derived from personal fortitude but his CONFIDENCE in the prophecies of the three witches. MacBeth is a villain. . .bottom line. As is his wife.


>>A protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero.

But they are still "heroes" - albeit not in the traditional sense. MacBeth does NOTHING heroic.

Youre taking the definition far to plainly and literally. . .if this were the case EVERY villain would be an "anti-hero". . .[/quote:0470b]
Macbeth is a hero because he never gives up even when he is completely outnumbed and when all the predictions of his death came true.

It gives the reader a sense of heroism because he always fights on.


You're looking at this play far to linearly. There are no perfect heros or villians. If you read the play and weren't cheering for Macbath at the end even after all the horrible things he's done, then all Shakespeare's work was lost to you.