MacBeth: Everyone Who Is Moral Has At Least One Flaw
Everyone who is mortal has at least one flaw. Some are more serious than
others. For example, some people have addictions to gambling, while other
people can't remember to put the milk away after they use it. After a while
though, a person's flaws come back to haunt them. The tragedy MacBeth is no
exception to this. In it, many of the character's die. And the reason is
that they have a flaw, that would eventually lead to their downfall. Not
every character is deserving of his fate though. Some characters have a
minor flaw, which shouldn't lead to their death. But other's have a major
flaw, which is would eventually lead them to their death anyway. The first
Thane of Cawdor, is killed by ...
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He was murdered, because in order for MacBeth
to fulfill his plan and become king, Duncan would have to die. Duncan's
fatal flaw was that he was too trusting. For example, he thought that none
of his friends could really be enemies. If Duncan was more careful about
his safety at MacBeth's castle, he may have had a chance to survive. But
Duncan's flaw, wasn't something so horrible that he should die. Most people
need to trust each other more, and just because one person did, he
shouldn't have to die. MacBeth's former best friend, Banquo was also killed
by MacBeth. Banquo was killed, because he knew too much about the murder of
Duncan. But that was not his fatal flaw. Banquo's fatal flaw was that
although he knew that MacBeth killed Duncan, he really didn't do anything
about it. There were many opportunities where Banquo could tell someone
such as MacDuff what he thought about the murders. But Banquo didn't
deserve death, just because he didn't act quickly in telling someone ...
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