tragic hero 

someone who starts at the top, and goes down to the bottom due to a tragic flaw.

Macbeth is a tragic hero.

tragic hero by wesdood January 4, 2007

tragic hero 

someone who originally great in position/status/possessions/power and then falls from that greatness becoming nothing

Hamlet is a tragic hero

tragic hero by v92d21s12 March 11, 2011

tragic hero 

a hero who is not so forutnate and falls or dies based on hiw tragic flaw

Mcbeth in Beowolf

tragic hero by marjan jankov December 15, 2003