Macbeth and the Cause of His Downfall. Everyone who is mortal has at least one flaw. Some are more serious than others. The tragedy of Macbeth is no exception to this. In this play, William Shakespeare illustrates the classical tragic hero pattern: a character regarded with the utmost admiration, devoted to an evil villain, despised by all. Like most tragic heroes, Macbeth has hidden fatal flaws which ultimately lead to his fall from grace. Influences …showed first 75 words of 1280 total…

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