Shakespeares Macbeth - The Character Flaw :: GCSE English Literature Coursework

Character Flaw of Macbeth   Everyone who is mortal has at least one flaw. rough flaws are more serious than others. For example, some people have addictions to gambling, tour other people can not remember to put take out away after they use it. After a while though, a persons flaws come back to haunt them. The tragedy MacBeth is no exception to this rule. In it, many of the characters conk out. The reason is that they have a flaw that eventually leads to their downfall. non every character is deserving of his fate though. Some characters have a minor flaw that should not lead to their death. Others, however, have a major(ip) flaw that eventually leads to their death. MacBeth kills the first Thane of Cawdor for trying to lead a gyration against England. His fatal flaw was that he was, according to Ross, "a disloyal rat". The thane of Cawdor was greedy and wanted the throne of England for himself. As a result, he was dispatched. His murder was not really disheartening, though, because the Thane of Cawdor deserved his fate. He was leading a engagement in which many lost their lives for the sake of greed, and deserved to die because of his flaw. Duncan was the power of England, and was murdered by MacBeth. He was murdered because in order for MacBeth to fulfill his plan and become king, Duncan would have to die. Duncans fatal flaw was that he was as well trusting. For example, he thought that none of his friends could really be enemies. If Duncan was more detailed active his safety at MacBeths castle, he may have had a chance to survive. However, Duncans flaw was not something so horrible that he should die because of it. Most people need to trust each other more, and merely because one person did, he should not have to die for it. MacBeths source best friend, Banquo, was also killed by MacBeth. Banquo was killed because he knew too much about the murder of Duncan. That was not his fatal flaw, though. Banquos fatal f law was that, although he knew that MacBeth killed Duncan, he really did not do anything about it. Banquo had many opportunities to tell somebody such as MacDuff