Macbeth's Fatal Flaw

How did Macbeth a loyal thane of Scotland become a regicidal murderer? The answer is his fatal flaw. Macbeth has one of the most relatable fatal flaws because we all have ambition. We like to read about things we can relate to which is what makes a tragic hero so encapturing. We as humans all have ups and downs in our lives, but we like to read or see the ones that are worse than ours to make us feel better. We also like to see how it all happens and to see that maybe we don’t all start the way we end. Macbeth is one of the most famous tragic heroes, being a tragic hero means he is a hero who has a fatal flaw that causes his death. Macbeth is a fair person, but his ambition(fatal flaw) makes him do foul things. There are many famous tragic heroes such as Hamlet and Romeo. Macbeth has a Hamartia, he has a Hubris, he has an Anagnorisis, his Nemesis, and lastly is Catharsis. Because he has all of these traits he is a tragic hero.

Hamartia is when a hero has a fatal flaw, Macbeth's Hamartia is his ambition which plays a major part in his downfall. Macbeth is starting to think about killing Duncan, but fights the urge, this is at the beginning of the play after Macbeth gets his prophecy. “ I am Thane of Cawdor.
If good, why do I yield to that unfix my hair And make my seated heart knock at my ribs Against the use of nature? Present fears …show more content…
All of these quotes sum up to show that Macbeth is most certainly a tragic hero by the end of the play with a Hamartia, Hubris, Anagnorisis, Nemesis, and a Catharsis. Macbeth’s story shows us that we can all turn bad under the right circumstances so not to immediately judge “bad” people. We all have a fatal flaw big or small that could be our downfall. We all have to learn how to not let our fatal flaw get the best of us. We can all be good and we can all be bad it's just a matter of which part you let get the better of you and it can always