This story epitomizes a tragedy because since the beginning of the play, Macbeth doubted killing Duncan and believed he was going against the natural order of nature. His wife instills within his mind that the only way he will be capable of reaching the thrown is if he kills the king, and by going along with his wife, he is going against his own nature.
Tragedies are so troubling because the main character is the type of person the audience grows to admire and like. Macbeth was a good man, that had good and noble intentions; but because of the influence of stronger and more evil powers, he succumbed to the pressure of it all. Ambition was Macbeth's downfall; he is a tragic character because he rose so high to drop so far down into the perils of success. Ambition tested how far Macbeth was willing to go to attain the power his wife was seeking for him.
Macbeth was brave, had an honorable name, was courageous in battle, and adored by his peers. He was on the rise to greatness, and due to the temptation of success and power, he lost sight of all that was important. Everything was instructing him that this plan created by Lady Macbeth was horrible and not worth going through with; he had been receiving good fortune without having to murder.
However, through the manipulation of Lady Macbeth, Macbeth fell victim to his own ambition was an ideal person to mold after for a tragic character.
Tragedies show that despite how high someone may rise, one fatal mistake can cause them to fall crashing down; and it does not always mean that this tragic character was always a bad and immoral person, but instead weak in regards to the power of suggestion and persuasion.
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