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Hamartia Jessica Sarai March 2005 Modern day society defines tragedy as life's bitterness and defeat. In the time of Macbeth, tragedy involves a great man from fortunate success falling to utter defeat, a state of chaos, and eventual death. The horrific tragedy of Macbeth captures the audience as they feel pity, sympathy, horror and fear. The supernatural is showcased and deaths are shown throughout the play. Macbeth is a man with one goal; to become king. His evil nature is shown to the audience and the tension increases. This tension is used to gain sympathy from the audience. His bloody downfall not only relieves the audience of its tension, but the tragic hero from his burden. However, who was responsible for Macbeth's death? Could his power hungry wife have pushed him to his demise? Macbeths' downfall was a direct result his character flaws. These hamartias are his greed for power, his...

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