FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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arrogance and conceit
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an unchecked desire for power
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a willingness to trust in sorcery
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a tendency to act without thinking
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Detailed explanation-1: -Every tragic hero has a fatal flaw, or hamartia: Macbeth’s is his unchecked ambition. He can’t restrain himself from going after what he wants, regardless of moral consequence.
Detailed explanation-2: -Macbeth’s tragic flaw is his ambition and it consequentially leads to his downfall and ultimate demise. Macbeth is a tragic hero who is introduced in the the play as being well-liked and respected by the general and the people. He brings his death upon himself from this tragic flaw.
Detailed explanation-3: -What is a flaw in Macbeth’s character? Macbeth has the flaw of ambition. He wants to be king and follows through on his plans without considering the consequences for himself or the kingdom.
Detailed explanation-4: -Key quotation: A fatal flaw At the end of his soliloquy, Macbeth admits he has ‘no spur/To prick the sides of my intent, but only/Vaulting ambition’ (lines 25–7). This reveals his fatal flaw to the audience, and suggests the tragedy to come.
Detailed explanation-5: -Macbeth fits the role of a tragic hero because he is born to nobility, and he has good character. But his fatal flaw, his ambition, leads to his death at the end of the play. It also pushes him to commit many atrocities, including murder, as he falls deeper and deeper into darkness.