Macbeth's Fatal Flaw Analysis

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In Macbeth’s Act 3 soliloquy Shakespeare uncovers Macbeth’s fatal flaw as ambition. As Banquo leaves to go on a ride in the forest. Macbeth reveals that he is paranoid about Banquo and is afraid that his throne will be taken away. A continuous motif in the story is hallucinations, show that Macbeth is descends into paranoia. And that ambition can lead to corrupted power without moral restraint. That Macbeth clearly does not have, since he is slowly falling for the seduction of the dark side, as Lady Macbeth is the temptress.Instead of letting it happen to accept hiss fate that way, he chose to try and create his own destiny. Challenging fate is inevitable as supernatural plays a part in his destiny and it is predetermined by the supernatural …show more content…
Lady Macbeth is the temptress tempting Macbeth into the darkness just as Eve did with Adam. Without moral restraints, ambition, which is Macbeth’s fatal flaw, can only lead to tragedy. Ever since Macbeth became king he has achieved neither true happiness or peace. As the hallucinations get worse Macbeth gets more paranoid and acts rashly, as he decides that the only solution to remain, King, is to eliminate the threat of Banquo and his prophecy. Now with the belief that is his prophecy became true, then Banquo’s will come true too. His unrestrained ambitions are challenging him to defy fate as he claimed: “Rather than so, come fate into the list/And champion me to the' utterance.”(3.1.71-72). Macbeth wrote his own destiny when he killed King Duncan instead of letting it happen by itself and interrupted the balance of the natural order. And now he is attempting to challenge fate as long as the throne remains his by murdering Banquo and his son …show more content…
But as the play continues on farther, Macbeth falls deeper into the darkness. His fatal flaw ambition, allows him to be easily manipulated by his wife to kill King Duncan in Act 2, But in Act 3 his willingness to kill Banquo to ensure his throne from being taken shows that Macbeth has taken a turn as a insensitive killer that cares nothing but his power. Macbeth says his “Genius” is afraid of Banquo, but it is only his selfish thoughts because with the sun that Macbeth has committed. Which was the killing Duncan his guardian angel is being ignored, as is his rational thought. While the devil beside him whispers encouragements for him to eliminate all threats that he feels threatened
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