Analysing Macbeth
Learn everything you need about the tragic hero in Macbeth with analysis of how Macbeth fits into the tragic hero character and why Shakespeare wanted to make him a tragic hero in the first place. This analysis is going to help anyone studying Macbeth, whether for exams or coursework and for any of the exam boards (AQA, Edexcel, OCR etc.).
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0:00 Why has Shakespeare made Macbeth a tragic hero?
07:56 Macbeth the hero
16:38 Macbeth's hamartia
26:20 Macbeth's internal conflict
32:09 Macbeth's peripeteia
37:37 Macbeth's anagnorisis
43:11 Linking Shakespeare's intentions to the tragic hero