Many of us want to become a hero, a person with exceptional courage and strength. Macbeth wanted him, but he wasn't perfect. Macbeth was a man with many flaws which led to his downfall. Initially a hero, Macbeth quickly became a cowardly man, a tragic hero. Aristotle defined a tragic hero as a man who "falls into misfortune because of a flaw" or simply as a great man, who possesses a character flaw, which ultimately causes his downfall. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth is a good example of a tragic hero. tragic hero. Macbeth is depicted as a man who loses his position of nobility due to a character flaw which ultimately results in his tragic death, even though he is a great man, let the witches prophesy the influence of Lady Macbeth and. his ambitions get the better of him and lead to his tragic death. From the beginning of the play, Macbeth is a brave and courageous man. Macbeth fought honorably for Duncan against the invading forces. At the beginning of Act I, Macbeth clashed with the crowd of his rivals. the forces killing everyone in their path. King Duncan recognizes Mac....