Will somebody make sure this is right? 1. how does macbeth’s tragic flaw both spur his rise to power and lead to his undoing? use specific examples from the play to support your response. answer- macbeth’s tragic flaw both spur his rise to power and lead to his undoing. macbeth’s tragic flaw is ambition. his ambition drives his need to rise to power. for example, when macbeth finds out he is going to be king. his tragic flaw intrigued something inside of his causing him to spiral into selfishness. another example, when macbeth killed king duncan just so he could become king himself. macbeth starts to go crazy when the witches prophesies begin to come true. for example, when macbeth was worrying that banquo’s sons will become king and not him. macbeth decides to murder them. macbeth soon realizes that macbeth was responsible for all of the murders then he eventually kills him.