Tragic Heroes of Macbeth A tragic hero is a main character of a tragedy who begins with greatness, but is endowed with a tragic flaw which causes a drastic fall from greatness. Despite his/her fall from greatness, they usually win a moral victory in the end. They are responsible for their own fate, and they realize the folly of their ways, but at a time when their mistake is irreversible. They typically face their …showed first 75 words of 407 total…

…showed last 75 words of 407 total…set upon him. He did not have to chance to accept and face his fate-- his death, as it were. However, in the end he was a victor, for though he was dead his memory haunted Macbeth, and his descendants became kings as the prophecy foretold. Mainly because of this victory, which is greater than a small moral victory that tragic heroes sometimes win in the end, he cannot really be considered a tragic hero.