FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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sadness
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to be kind
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desire for power
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arrogance
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Detailed explanation-1: -Macbeth is the tragic hero in the play Macbeth. He has a tragic flaw that ends up ruining his character. Macbeth’s tragic flaw is ambition.
Detailed explanation-2: -Through Macbeth’s search for power, he must choose between what is morally right or his inner motives. Macbeth gains power over others through the murders of King Duncan, Banquo, and Macduff’s entire family along with his servants. After each murder, Macbeth becomes more confident in his search to gain power.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -However, through the character of Macbeth, Shakespeare goes on to show that having too much ambition and total control of power is just as bad. By the end of the play Malcolm has become King and it seems likely that he will be much fairer and treat his people justly.
Detailed explanation-5: -Some examples of a tragic flaw include cowardice, ambition, over-protectiveness, and self-sacrifice.