Tragic hero's, like Macbeth, meet their inevitable death because of this flaw; however the audience feels sympathetic towards the tragic hero because they are usually a good person that just made a mistake in their judgement. In Macbeth the tragic flaws that bought about his downfall were greed, pride and his ambition. .
Throughout the duration of the play the audience can see many significant changes in Macbeth's character. When the audience is first introduced to Macbeth they see him as a well-respected and noble military leader that is very loyal to his king. "For brave Macbeth- well he deserves that name." Macbeth's tragic flaws are the cause of why he followed through with his plot to commit regicide against Duncan, the king. Once he has killed the king he begins to lose control and is overwhelmed with the immense amount of guilt he feels. "I"ll go no more: I am afraid to think what I have done; look on "t again I dare not." At the end of the play when Macbeth realises he is about to meet his death, the audience feels impressed that he will fight to the end, instead of being a coward and giving up. "I will not yield, to kiss the ground before young Malcolm's feet, and to be baited with the rabble's curse yet I will try the last- The audience can see the old Macbeth in this scene, the brave and courageous military leader, and the qualities he possessed at the beginning of the play.
In an Aristotilean tragedy the tragic hero is capable and culpable of both good and evil. When Macbeth was named Thane of Cawdor he could have used that amount of power to create greater good; instead he made a moral choice to use his power for evil and went ahead in murdering the king. A moral choice is an initial moral weakness or error in the protagonist's judgement. Macbeth was highly influenced by the three witches who prophesised him becoming King and the audience witnesses a change in Macbeth's character in Act one Scene Seven during his soliloquy.