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













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