Macbeth and Tragic Flaw Tragic flaw is defined as a personality flaw that makes the person commit a serious mistake so gravely that it can cause him/her death. A tragic flaw can also refer to a flawed judgment that a character has passed over a course of action‚ which is sadly irrevocable. In “Into the Wild”‚ Chris McCandless can be said to have committed a tragic flaw which has resulted in his death. By stubbornly clinging onto his ideal way to live‚ McCandless boldly leaves everything behind
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My Tragic Flaw In literature‚ all protagonists have their own tragic flaw. A tragic flaw is a literary device that is defined as a trait in a character leading to his or her downfall. For example‚ in Antigone‚ Creon’s major tragic flaw was his stubbornness. Till this day‚ I finally established my biggest tragic flaw: perfectionism. My friends say that I am a perfectionist when it comes to school projects and the sports I play. First‚ I have full dedication into my academics for the future. Everyone
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Tragic Flaw of Hamlet A tragic flaw is the excess of a particular weakness that affects how a character act and how he thinks‚ and eventually leads to his downfall. In ¡°Hamlet¡± by William Shakespeare‚ the young prince is not able confront Claudius because the he has not been able to conquer himself in his internal conflict. This recalls the clich¨¦‚ ¡°One¡¯s greatest enemy is no other than oneself.¡± Hamlet¡¯s angst becomes most evident when procrastinating. Procrastination is the inaction
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Things Fall Apart In Chinua Achebe’s book Things Fall Apart the main character Okonkwo is a tragic hero. Aristotle said that a good tragic hero must fall because of some character flaw. In Okonkwo’s case; fear‚ pride‚ and anger are his tragic flaws. This book teaches us about human nature. Okonkwo’s fear led to his downfall. It did so because he was afraid of being lazy and week or "womanish" like his father Unko. He also wanted to have titles and be respected unlike his father. Okonkwo’s
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suffers is a Tragic Hero. In many of Shakespeare’s plays‚ the protagonist’s character embodies those characteristics of a Tragic Hero. Due to their flaws‚ a Tragic Hero’s actions are often heinous and cause great internal conflict. In William Shakespeare’s Mactbeth‚ there are many factors that contribute to the decline of Macbeth‚ such as the witches’ prophecies and Lady Macbeth‚ turning him from a noble man to a self conceited and violent individual. Because of Macbeth’s tragic flaws‚ he falls from
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In Hamlet we see diverse characters who can be seen as having tragic flaws. Polonius‚ the loyal advisor to the king and the father of Laertes and Ophelia has a tragic flaw. This is his loyalty to the state and more specifically the king. Polonius’s characteristic of loyalty warrants a flaw given that it leads to his tragic death. In using Aristotles interpretation of a tragedy‚ Polonius’s loyalty is also tragic. The audience worries that they may have the same fate and are also sympathetic of Polonius
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A tragic flaw is a character’s secret weakness that in the end leads to their downfall. Mattie Silver’s tragic flaw was not so secretive. Her selfishness ruined not only her own life‚ but the life of the man she loved. Mattie’s self-centeredness is evident throughout the entirety of the book‚ and the horrendous results of this weakness are obvious. Mattie Silver arrives at the Frome farm with the purpose of taking on the household chores in order to help out the bedridden Zeena Frome. This the
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conflicts and casts a doubt in reader/audience’s mind about the personality of the protagonist. Unlike Shakespeare’s other tragic heroes‚ who take quick action‚ Hamlet is often characterized with idealism and procrastination. He is posed by big philosophical questions and preoccupied with his thoughts. This preoccupation lends an aura to the audience that Hamlet’s tragic flaw lies in his inaction. William Hazlitt claims that “Hamlet is a name: his speeches and sayings but the idle coinage of
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commit suicide and finally end the family’s feud. Revenge‚ love‚ and a secret marriage force the young lovers to grow up quickly‚ and unfortunately‚ fate causes them to commit suicide in despair. In this play‚ main conflict‚ Juliet’s tragic flaw‚ and Romeo’s tragic flaw is incorporated throughout the scenes. Romeo believes it is love at first sight when he hides underneath a mask so that no one will recognize him and observes Juliet during the Capulet’s dinner party. After the party‚ Romeo and Juliet
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The play "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare is a tragedy based on the flaws of many characters and how their lives are affected because of it. The main character‚ Hamlet exemplifies the greatest flaw throughout the story. The fact that Hamlet deals with so much causes him to make careless and difficult decisions that end in his demise. Hamlet’s main tragic flaw is his inability to act in situations such as‚ ending his life‚ killing his mother‚ as well as killing Claudius. From the beginning of the
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