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A traditional tragic hero is defined as someone that is essentially a good and noble person but fails because of a certain flaw in his/her character. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the lead character, Macbeth is indeed a traditional tragic hero. The three main things that fit Macbeth into this category are his tragic flaw, his eventual downfall, and the fact that he is essentially a good person. Topic Sentence: Macbeth is, in essence a good-hearted and noble man. - At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is described by the soldier as a brave and fearless man (1,2,17) - The king saw Macbeth’s good qualities in him and decided to name him the new Thane of Cawdor (1,3,107) - Macbeth would have stayed true to the king if the witches did not tell him the prophecies - When he was name Thane of Cawdor, he started wondering if he would really become king (1,3,137) - If what the witches spoke was true, Macbeth would have eventually become king because of his noble personality. But Macbeth did