Macbeth

A detailed Summary of Macbeth

Everyone who is mortal has at least one flaw. A flaw is an unfavorable trait or circumstance that all people possess. Some are more serious than others. For example, some people have addictions to gambling, while other people can't stop drinking alcohol. After a while people's flaws come back to haunt them. The tragedy Macbeth is no exception to this 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. Shakespeare's Macbeth has influenced many works of literature through its conflicts between good and evil; heroes and villains; loyalty and treachery; and ambition and morality.

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". (Act I, Scene ii Lines 51-58) Ross tells that if The Thane of Cawdor was greedy and wanted the throne of England for himself. He was murdered as a result of his treachery, but his murder wasn't really disheartening, because the Thane of Cawdor

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.

No one helps Macbeth's thoughts to prepare for the murder of Duncan. It is Macbeth and Macbeth only who is responsible for his own ambitions. Macbeth is eager to become king and wishes to reach his goal by any means, even if this means letting himself be influenced by others. Macbeth is responsible for putting power into the hands of Lady Macbeth and letting her influence him.

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.

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.

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 that 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.

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

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