Macbeth - it is unusual to find a character in drama who is wholly evil

Many theorists hold that the hero of a tragedy ought to be a man of great power and status so that his fall, when it occurs, is all the more impressive, awe-inspiring, and shocking. Shakespeare's play, Macbeth, is a classic tragedy whose exceptional calamity leads to the eventual death of the powerful and over-ambitious protagonist Macbeth. Although Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, are two seemingly evil people, it is unusual to find a character in drama who is wholly evil. Throughout the text Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are both equally guilty of committing abhorrent and evil actions. How…