In this essay, I will be divulging into 'Macbeth' written by William Shakespeare in 1603, to try and answer the question 'Was Macbeth a true hero or villain in the play?'.

... Cornelius Marney Macbeth: Hero or Villain In this essay, I will be divulging into 'Macbeth' written by William Shakespeare in 1603, to try and answer the question 'Was Macbeth a true hero or villain in the play?'. Macbeth is a play of villainy, murder, deceit and oftenly described as a 'play fit for a king'. In my personal opinion, the evidence from Shakespeare's original text and Roman Polanski's video version strongly suggests that Macbeth was a true villain rather than a hero. An example of his villainy is the fact that Macbeth assassinated his King to thrust himself to power in Act 1, Scene 2. A second example is when Macbeth sends murderers to kill the family of Macduff, a nobleman of Scotland, in Act 4, Scene 2. Although I strongly believe that Macbeth is a villain, there is much evidence that does suggest that Macbeth was in fact a hero. This

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