Macbeth
...e a person who was well respected and had high honour. A hero as most people would put it. This hero must have a flaw. Not a flaw like ‘he is to kind’ or ‘he is to strong’ it must be a fatal flaw. In Macbeth’s case his fatal flaw was his ambition. His desire to be the greatest. The flaw with his ambition though was that it was too strong. If he knew there was even a tiny chance he could do something, he would fight for it even if it killed him. This flaw must then lead our fallen hero into a spiral of evil and decay of his soul. He must suffer horribly through the pain he knew he brought on himself. The hero must weep and feel regret for his actions and eventually turn back to the honourable man he once was but die in the process.People and ideas can greatly affect the outcome of a person’s life, determining whether the outcome will be successful or disastrous. Decisions and actions can also influence outcome. This is the case in Macbeth. Many factors cause the ruin of Macbeth and for that reason, all the blame for his downfall cannot be placed on Macbeth himself, despite the fact that he is the one that commits or has people commit the murders which lead to his downfall. Lady Macbeth’s encouragement and convincing lead Macbeth to take the first step towards his destruction. The witches and their ...