Composed by Shakespeare in the time of King James I, Macbeth is a tragedy about a man whose greed and hunger for power are ultimately his undoing. Shakespeare might have wanted an evil character in these times as James I believed deeply in the divine right of kings, which is of no importance to Macbeth who fits many archetypes of a tragic hero in the sense that he never backs down and is strong until the end. Although affected; Macbeth may not be as innocent as he seems. Shakespeare portrays Macbeth as a warrior in the early battle scenes. His captain calls him "Brave Macbeth (well, he deserves that name)". This highlights that he is a great man, someone brave, brave, a warrior, as his captain says he is too. It also describes Macbeth killing the traitor and helping them win the war, "[with] his steel brandished / Which smoked with bloody execution". The images created here are gruesome and bruising. The word "execution" emphasizes that he is on the right side of the law as it seems formal and more of a term used to condemn someone for doing something wrong. The violence here was more acceptable at the time as it was during the war and therefore would not have given a bad impression of Macbeth to Jacobean audiences. King Duncan describes Macbeth as a seed that he has "begun to plant [thee], and will labor / To make thee full of growth..." This emphasizes that he is a virtuous person as he is close to the monarchy and, as a result, God. he has already conferred the title Thane of Cawdor, a position of prominence. This only ensures the public's opinion that he is a respectable person since he enjoys the trust and adoration of an honorable person. Shakespeare is trying to get the audience to have a good impression of Macbeth. This is important to...... middle of the paper ......d; Although he was initially a great man, his greed for power and authority led him to become easily manipulated and influenced by his wife and the witches. However, it is he who commits grave acts of murder, already ingrained in his mind, which prove that his fatal flaw, a desperation for power and overwhelming arrogance, have led him to become nothing more than a brutal villain as he continues to kill people. However, the slight signs of humanity he shows make me believe he is not purely a brutal villain, because perhaps if he hadn't seen the witches in the first place he wouldn't have killed Duncan, suggesting that the entire play is governed by witchcraft and, perhaps , if he had not killed Duncan, the effects it had on him, that is, doubting and killing those close to him, would be non-existent. So, I think Shakespeare succeeded in creating a tragic hero who is a pitiful and brutal villain.