Lady Macbeth's Tragic Flaw

The play, Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare takes place in Scotland in the eleventh century. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are both considered tragic heroes. They both possess a tragic flaw that leads to their demise. Macbeth displays a tragic flaw of ambition while Lady Macbeth displays a tragic flaw of an obsessive greed for power. Macbeth’s ambition leads him to a violent path to getting the throne. After Macbeth hears the prophecy from the witches, he no longer obtains the title of being honorable. Macbeth’s lust for power gets out of hand. He first kills Duncan so he can get the throne to be the King of Scotland. After things plan out how he wanted, Macbeth gets paranoid. He takes extreme measures by killing his best friend Banquo for three reasons: he was suspicious of Macbeth killing Duncan, he knew about the prophecy, and that he was the father of kings. Macbeth's tragic flaws causes him to become a tyrant. After everything he has been through, he fears for his own life. By the end of the play Macbeth is beheaded by Macduff. He dies a tragic hero

She possesses a flaw for having an obsessive greed for power. Lady Macbeth asks the spirits to make her less of a woman and more like a man so she can have the will power to kill Duncan: “Come, you spirits / That tend on mortal thoughts, Unsex me here, / …..” (I.V. 39-49). She wishes to be queen just as much Macbeth wants to be king. Lady Macbeth's feelings get herself killed after her sleepwalking scene. She reveals all the events that have occurred to the doctor. The sleepwalking scene is where Lady Macbeth reveals the breakdown of her character which creates pity for herself, and it is also to prepare the audience for her suicide scene. All of the burden she has been carrying finally gets to her which causes her to kill herself. Lady Macbeth's suicide is the reason why she is also seen as a tragic