ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Due to his lack of determination, Hamlet starts to reevaluate himself as a coward as slowly he starts to lose sanity due to his failures and the depressing feeling of self-pity. Hamlet’s tragic flaw is his inability to avenge his father’s death because he hasn’t been able to conquer himself in his internal conflict.

Detailed explanation-2: -His tragic flaw is ‘procrastination’. His continuous awareness and doubt delays him in performing the needed. Hamlet finally kills Claudius but only after realizing that he is poisoned. His procrastination, his tragic flaw, leads him to his doom along with that of the other characters he targets.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hamlet has the problem of procrastination and cannot act from emotions due to a lack of self-discipline. He is a man of reason and denies emotions so that his search for the truth of whether Claudius killed his father is satisfied.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -In literature, a tragic hero is a character with heroic or noble traits, but also a fatal flaw that ultimately leads to their downfall.