Macbeth Thesis Essay Consequences are an intricate part of our day-to-day lives; they are the result of our every action and are our only real benchmark for right and wrong. Macbeth experienced many consequences in his rise to power and his subsequent descent. Because Macbeth was of the opinion that he was not accountable for his actions he never actually took the time to foresee their consequences. It was this complete lack of regard that …showed first 75 words of 1278 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1278 total…of the ghost of Banquo, proving that he is not entirely consumed by darkness but not in the least accounting for what he did. Macbeth's fall from grace into sheer misery is truly tragic in its nature. His is a character who did not deserve the fate he received but because of the lack of consideration for the consequences he is the epitome of what the literary world regards a "tragic hero". -5- MACBETH