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MacBeth
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
MacBeth for trying to lead a revolution against England. His fatal flaw
was that he was according to Ross, "a disloyal traitor". The thane of
Cawdor was greedy, and wanted the throne of England for himself, and as a
result was murdered. But his murder wasn't really disheartening, because
the Thane of Cawdor, deserved his fate. He was leading a battle, in which
many lost their lives, for the sake of greed, and deserved to die because
of his flaw. Duncan was the King 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. 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 that MacBeth killed Duncan. Banquo knew that if he said anything,
no one would believe him, and he would be executed. Lady MacBeth is
MacBeth's wife. She is his coconspirator in killing Duncan. Although she
helps MacBeth get the courage to commit the murder, she isn't willing to
do it herself. She uses the excuse that Duncan looked too much like her
father. Unlike MacBeth though, it is harder for Lady MacBeth to live with
the fact that she helped cause the murder of the king. And in the end, it
makes her so crazy that she commits suicide.
Whether or not Lady MacBeth deserved her fate is a tricky question.
Although she did encourage MacBeth to murder Duncan, she feels regret for
her action. Also, she realized what she did was wrong. But in my opinion,
she realized it a little too late, and Duncan was still dead so she did
deserve her fate. MacBeth was the focus of the entire play, and that's why
it was named after him. All of the problems start when he murder's Duncan.
He commits the murder because of his fatal flaw, he is too ambitious. If
he wasn't so ambitious and determined to be king, then he would never have
killed Duncan. And if MacBeth didn't kill Duncan none of the other
characters would die. MacBeth deserved his fate more than any other
characters in the play. He did many things wrong. First he killed Duncan,
then he killed Banquo. After that, MacBeth killed MacDuff's family. And
worst of all, MacBeth disturbed the balance of nature. Also, MacBeth
didn't feel any remorse until he was faced with death. If MacBeth just
waited for his time, he would have been king, and have had a chance to
enjoy it. Every character that died in MacBeth had one fatal flaw. The
first Thane of Cawdor was a traitor. Duncan was too trusting. Banquo
didn't do anything about the knowledge he had. Lady MacBeth helped plot
the murder of Duncan. And MacBeth, destroyed the natural order and harmony
of nature. But not all of the characters who died deserved to die because
of their flaws. Duncan shouldn't have been punished for trusting someone,
and Banquo would have said something, but was waiting for the right time
or some physical evidence. But if MacBeth hadn't been so ambitious, none
of the problems that occurred would have.
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