In English, I felt listless and ready to fall asleep. I glanced out the window. Once again rain was thrashing outside, and the sky was a surprising, saturated shade of dark blue. Ms. Valentine was turned, faced towards the whiteboard and began writing. We had returned to our reading of Macbeth, and despite my fondness for literature, I couldn’t be any less enthusiastic. "Okay," said Ms. Valentine turning, adjusting her blouse. "Can anyone tell me what a fatal flaw is?” The room fell silent. "Anyone?" "Yes," she said, pointing to the guy two seats ahead of me. "Uh, a fatal flaw is when your face is so ugly that it kills someone." The whole class erupted in laughter. "Not exactly," said Ms. Valentine pointing the whiteboard marker. "But good …show more content…
We see this, especially in films and literature. This weakness can either be physical or mental, and it eventually brings the character to his/her down flaw. This character may even be the protagonist. In the case of Macbeth, Macbeth's fatal flaw is his ambition. But a fatal flaw can be anything, arrogance, greed, temper, or even something as simply innocent as curiosity. As the phrase goes, curiosity killed the cat. But It's important for readers to be able to recognize a character's fatal flaw so that they won’t be doomed to make the character’s same mistakes. It can also help readers guess parts of the …show more content…
The only thing I was pondering, however, was the heaviness of my eyelids and the coziness of gray hooded sweater. Meanwhile, everybody else was secretly pondering the messages they received on their phones. I didn't know why my mood was so pessimistic today. Perhaps I was still brooding over my outburst at Justin last night. I wondered if he was okay. A flapping caught my eye. I looked out the window and was surprised to see a raven perched on the window's ledge. Its eyes trained on me. Go away, I thought and swat a hand toward the window. The bird didn’t flinch but merely turned its head a moment later. A second later, a small wind blew ruffling its feathers. I just stared and watched with curiosity. I felt sorry for the bird. The bird was probably just seeking refuge, hoping to evade the constant rain and biting wind. Unexpectedly, a folded white piece of paper fell onto my desk. My eyes flew to the paper, and then I scanned my surroundings. In the far corner of the room was the smiling, dark-makeup face of Celeste Distoria. Quickly, I opened the note. “I know you were talking about me, and I know spirits plague you. If you wish to find out more, stop by the record shop sometime after
“It’s the bird,” she whispered.” Silk wasn’t cheap and Mrs. Wright wrapped her dead bird in it to bury If it wasn’t important to her she wouldn’t bother barring the bird in something expensive. Also birds neck was broken which mean someone killed it i can infer that it was the husband because he was described as cold so we can also infer that he wouldn’t care if Mrs. Wright loved the bird or not. Mrs. Wright loves the bird so when Mr. Wright killed the bird sh got so upset that she killed
Sometimes those flaws can be their downfall. For many, a major downfall is the inability to let go. In “Helen on Eighty-Sixth Street,” the character's flaw was her inability to let go of her hatred for Helen. In “The Cask of Amontillado,” the character’s flaw was his inability to let go of an insult. In “The Scarlet Ibis,” the character’s flaw was his inability to let go of the idea of a normal brother.”
Aristotle considers a flaw is a weakness in human mind when mistakes and errors in plot or direction caused actions to change in a tragic manner as described in the tragedies of Oedipus and Antigon. In fact, Lear is the victim of this flaw that he can physically see, but he is blind in the sense that he lacks insight and understanding which contribute to his decision against his innocent daughter Cordelia.
Although introduced as a thoroughly hardened, ambitious woman, Lady Macbeth’s seemingly unbreakable character shatters when she is consumed by the demon of guilt. The guilt of Lady Macbeth seems nonexistent when she persuades Macbeth to kill King Duncan, but the heinous acts she and her husband commit throughout the play strain her slowly. Eventually, the guilt Lady Macbeth harbors emerges from her subconscious and crumbles her. The downfall of Lady Macbeth reveals that even the toughest, strongest, and most powerful people can succumb to guilt. At the commencement of William Shakespeare’s
Often times, people go through rises and downfalls in their lives that they themselves are responsible for. In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, both main characters, Lady Macbeth and Macbeth, himself, are responsible for the downfall of Macbeth. Lady Macbeth is responsible for the tragedy because she convinces and manipulates Macbeth into doing the deed. However, Shakespeare accomplishes in showing that Macbeth is more responsible for his own downfall than Lady Macbeth because he listens to the witches and follows his ambition rather than his conscience. To begin, Lady Macbeth is responsible for the tragedy because she convinces and manipulates Macbeth into doing the deed by insulting him when he changes his mind.
A fatal flaw can be defined as the downfall (“Tragic Flaw”). Hubris would be considered a tragic/ fatal flaw because sometimes people are overconfident. Almost all the time bad things happen, when people have too much pride. For example, the Odyssey had the hubris in it. Odysseus and his men went into the Cyclops's cave (“The Odyssey”).
What is a false appearance? False appearances happen all the time. They can be defined as a facade, which is a false, superficial, or artificial appearance or effect. People try to hide their bad deeds by using a false appearance, attempting to make themselves look better than what said bad deeds make them appear to be. Macbeth is said to be a timeless play and in order to prove such a statement there will be examples used from the play and from our everyday life.
Macbeth started off as a valiant and courageous soldier, who would do anything for the king. By the end of the play, Macbeth was a tyrant and a horrible leader who killed those who trusted him to maintain the throne. It takes many factors to take a strong man and transform him into an evil monster. Macbeth’s downfall was caused by the deception and temptation of the witches and their prophecies, Lady Macbeth’s greed and aspirations for her husband to be king, and Macbeth’s own greed, jealousy and ambition.
‘Macbeth’s ambition is his only weakness’. Do you agree? Macbeth’s greatest weakness is his ambition, but it is also his greatest strength. Despite his ambition being one of his major weaknesses, it is not his sole weakness he exhibits that contributes to his inevitable death.
“Looks like the innocent flower but be the serpent under it”(Shakespeare 1.7) this truly defines Lady Macbeth and describes her being someone that acts one way in certain situations and then in a contrary manner in others and also shows her manipulative personality and exploits her victims. Lady Macbeth is sharp at convincing and uses people for her need which she does throughout the play. In the play, The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Lady Macbeth is ultimately responsible for Macbeth’s undoing because her ambition supported his greed and provoked his downfall. Lady Macbeth with her demanding and forceful comments triggered Macbeth 's weakness which leads Macbeth to agree on the murder.
The downfall in the life of Macbeth is all his own fault despite the influence from Lady Macbeth and the three witches. As shown at the start of the play, Macbeth is a courageous warrior who won the battle for Scotland. With the impact of the three witches, Macbeth was fallen into deep, dark thoughts. Macbeth led himself to the downfall of his life. He was the hero, who fought in the war between Scotland and Norwegians and gain victory but eventually turned into a tragic hero.
Over Thinking and Its Effects On Society Everyone has flaws and flaws are great to have as it increases diversity, but sometimes flaws some flaws can lead to destruction. In the story of Macbeth the tragic flaw of unchecked ambition that created a monstrous Macbeth and multiple murders of innocent people, leading to Macbeth’s unruly power and greed. While in the story of Hamlet the tragic flaw of overthinking and Hamlet’s procrastination resulted in a domino effect of unnecessary deaths because he was unable to think quickly and follow through with his plan. The flaw of over thinking and inaction results in a world where no one can accomplish what needs to be done and our world can no longer progress at a faster rate.
Unlike a classic tragic hero, Miller doesn't believe that a modern tragic hero has fatal "tragic flaw". Miller affirms in "Tragedy and the Common Man" that the 'flaw' is "nothing-and need be nothing, but his [the tragic hero's] inherent unwillingness to remain passive in
It is a flaw in a sense that it is ultimately the cause of the downfall of his life and every man around him. It led him to his death and caused the blindness of his life. It is the reason neither him nor any man will reach happiness until he is
The Tragedy of Macbeth- Downfall Throughout the Macbeth play, Macbeth himself is a very dynamic character. Macbeth changes more than any other character in the play. With Macbeth being such a dynamic character, it causes him to have a tremendous downfall as a person. The three main causes of his downfall is his wife’s persuasion to kill the king, trying to cover up his actions, and having people killed just to try to keep his role as the king.