FREE ESSAY ON MACBETH THE TRAGEDY

MACBETH THE TRAGEDY

Tragedy in 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.