Shakespeare’s tragic hero Macbeth is a noble who is ultimately brought low by his own tragic defects. Failure was the result of his own character and decisions rather than anything else. The tragic outcome of a man is brought on by his weaknesses, which are ambition, lack of morality, being easily manipulated, and pride. All these traits are things that tie into what ultimately brings down who Macbeth was and will ever be as a thane and king.
The main reason for Macbeth’s greatest weakness is his ambition. As soon as the weird sisters, tell his future Macbeth develops a burning ambition for glory and power and will stop at nothing to obtain what he wants. Because of his desire, he decides to kill king Duncan, which starts something that had a more extended ending than anticipated and eventually leads Macbeth to his own demise. He even acknowledges that he just has a vaulting ambition that doesn't let him succeed “I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself And falls on th’other” ( I. VII.25-28 ) One of the main causes of Macbeth's failure is his lack of a moral compass. Even though he is aware that killing a monarch is a serious act, he nonetheless does it. As his misdeeds mount, Macbeth spirals into shame and paranoia as he is unable to escape the repercussions of his acts.
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Although Macbeth is weak-willed and subject to outside influences, he is not inherently evil. Eventually, Macbeth's arrogance leads to his demise. He becomes so preoccupied with himself that he loses sight of the danger around him. He ignores the witches' warnings, and Macduff—the one person he believed he had nothing to fear—is eventually responsible for his