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What words best describe Macbeth tragic flaws that brought riun on Macbeth and lady Macbeth?
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ambition and overconfidence
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Which is the best example of a tragic impulse from Shakespeare and The Tragedy of Macbeth?
It really depends on whether you believe that people have "tragic flaws" (Shakespeare didn't), and if you do, what Macbeth's tragic flaw was. If you think his tragic flaw was giving in too easily to his wife, then his wife talking him into the murder in Act 1 Scene 7 is probably it. If you think his flaw is that he's too ruddy violent, possibly this became apparent when he split the fellow from the nave to the chops.
What are some Julius Caesar's tragic flaws?
over confidence, obesity , femininity
What is the tragic flaw in Macbeth?
Ambition. Like all of Shakespaer's characters ech one had a quality about them that would usually be good but ends up being their downfall in the end. A major character defect. Also, Lady Macbeth thinks he's too kind to be able to kill Duncan at the beginning.
Is Macbeth an epic hero?
Yes, Macbeth [c. 1014-August 15, 1057] was a typical tragic hero. A hero did great deeds, and showed great powers or strength. In the Shakespearean play, Macbeth was Scotland's bravest and noblest defender. He always put himself in the bloodiest midst of the most violent of frays and hacked his way to victory for king and country. He therefore was the doer of great deeds by his possession of great power and strength. Macbeth also was tragic in his heroism. The tragedy of a hero was his fatal, tragic flaw. Specifically in terms of Macbeth, that flaw was twofold. Macbeth was flawed by the ambitions which he just barely held in check. He also was flawed by his manipulability by his Lady [b. c. 1015] and by the three witches. The real tragedy of Macbeth's flaws was their fatal nature. They foredoomed his own tragedy. Specifically, they ate away at everything decent within him except for his courageous nobility in battle.
Why is it so important that Macbeth should be first presented to use as a brave and honoured soldier?
Because tragedy works by making us like and respect someone and then feel sad when something terrible happens to them. If we don't like them in the first place, we don't feel sorry for them and there is no tragedy. (An example is Shakespeare's failed tragedy Timon of Athens in which we cannot feel sorry for Timon because he is so stupid, and hence his downfall does not seem very tragic.) The fewer faults the hero has, the more tragic it becomes, so the most tragic hero has no faults or flaws at all, yet disaster overtakes him anyway.
Which is the best example of a tragic impulse from Shakespeare and The Tragedy of Macbeth?
It really depends on whether you believe that people have "tragic flaws" (Shakespeare didn't), and if you do, what Macbeth's tragic flaw was. If you think his tragic flaw was giving in too easily to his wife, then his wife talking him into the murder in Act 1 Scene 7 is probably it. If you think his flaw is that he's too ruddy violent, possibly this became apparent when he split the fellow from the nave to the chops.
What is Perseus tragic flaws?
His Pride.
What is a term that means about the same as hamartia?
Hamartia is used to describe a variety of flaws or errors, including miscalculation, a hero's tragic flaw, or an unintentional injury.
What is the tragic archetype?
The tragic archetype is a character who experiences a downfall or unfortunate fate as a result of a fatal flaw in their own character. This archetype often serves as a cautionary tale about the consequences of hubris or other character flaws. Examples include Oedipus from Greek mythology and Macbeth from Shakespeare's play.
What are brutus's tragic flaws?
idealism- he trusts too much
Hamartia in English literature?
The tragic flaws of a hero in a tragedy.
What is a tragic or fatal flaw?
Macbeth's desire for power.
What words best describe Macbeth tragic flaws that brought riun on Macbeth and lady MacbethWhat do these lines suggest about the beliefs of the time in which The Tragedy of Macbeth was written?
"Tragic flaws" did not bring ruin on the Macbeths. A terrible error in judgement did. They decided to murder their king and relative Duncan, and all of the disasters follow from that decision. What is interesting is that the decision was not in character for either of them. Macbeth has the physical courage to kill people, as he has shown on the battlefield, but his nature, too full of the milk of human kindness, balks at the cold-blooded murder of Duncan. In Act I Scene 7, away from the influence of his wife, he decides not to kill him. Lady Macbeth on the other hand is filled with ambition and "from the crown to the toe top-full with direst cruelty". She is not deterred by moral considerations from committing murder. However, we realize that she would never have committed the murder on her own: she says that she would have killed Duncan herself "had he not resembled my father as he slept." When the crunch came, she did not have the physical courage to do the act. Unfortunately, Lady Macbeth's lack of conscience is able to beat down Macbeth's conscience, and his courage substituted for her lack of it. Thus the act which dooms them was not in the character of either of them. Tragedy does not happen when people have tragically flawed characters; it happens when they act out of character.
What are some Julius Caesar's tragic flaws?
over confidence, obesity , femininity
What is the tragic flaw in Macbeth?
Ambition. Like all of Shakespaer's characters ech one had a quality about them that would usually be good but ends up being their downfall in the end. A major character defect. Also, Lady Macbeth thinks he's too kind to be able to kill Duncan at the beginning.
Is Macbeth an epic hero?
Yes, Macbeth [c. 1014-August 15, 1057] was a typical tragic hero. A hero did great deeds, and showed great powers or strength. In the Shakespearean play, Macbeth was Scotland's bravest and noblest defender. He always put himself in the bloodiest midst of the most violent of frays and hacked his way to victory for king and country. He therefore was the doer of great deeds by his possession of great power and strength. Macbeth also was tragic in his heroism. The tragedy of a hero was his fatal, tragic flaw. Specifically in terms of Macbeth, that flaw was twofold. Macbeth was flawed by the ambitions which he just barely held in check. He also was flawed by his manipulability by his Lady [b. c. 1015] and by the three witches. The real tragedy of Macbeth's flaws was their fatal nature. They foredoomed his own tragedy. Specifically, they ate away at everything decent within him except for his courageous nobility in battle.
What were the topics of the greek poetry and plays?
Tragic heros and their flaws in which lead to their demise.
