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Macbeth is a tragic hero, a person of high rank who is brought to eventual ruin by a flaw in his character Macbeth's tragic flaw is his ambition, which leads him to a series of bloody and increasingly indefensible acts.The most apparent flaw, and perhaps the most tragic in Macbeth's character, is his lack of patients and temperance. These shortcomings haunted Macbeth, causing him to let his "overvaulting ambition" rush fate, and hasten his doom. Macbeth could not wait for an appointment to a position of more power. Instead, he m
Opting not to wait to see if Banquo would be loyal to him, Macbeth had his companion murdered. Macbeth's last words are those of a good man who faces his own problems. Lay on, Macduff,And damn'd be him that first cries, `Hold, enough!" Like a bear, Macbeth regains his seat of honor, and becomes in his last breath, a good man. In the end, Macbeth did regain a shred of his previous distinction when he faced his adversaries like a true warrior. This makes MacBeth wonder about the next prophecy, and he ends up acting on his free will to make it come true. MacBeth can assume that the prophecies becoming reality is merely coincidental, but his superstition and curiosity in the Weird Sisters is the basis for all his actions after his first visit with the hideous hags. To Macduff he shouts his last words, "Before my bodyI throw my warlike shield. MacBeth's belief in the weird sisters and their prophecies is perhaps the greatest flaw that leads to his demise.
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