Macbeth: Tragic Hero The following is an essay on how the character of Macbeth serves as an example of a tragic hero in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. His tragic decision stems from the influence of a tragic flaw. Once he has made the decision, it is irreversible, and produces his downfall. In an attempt to save himself, the tragic hero tries to reverse his decision, but ultimately fails. Aristotle defined the tragic hero as the following: “The tragic hero must be neither villain nor a virtuous man but a character between these two extremes...a man who not eminently good and just, yet whose misfortune is brought about not by vice or depravity but by some error