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Hamartia=
Hamartia is also knows as tragic flaw. This word comes from the Greek
wordhamartanein which means to err. The hero of the drama is superior in all
respects except in one fatal defect in character. That shortcoming in the hero
causes his downfall, or his tragedy. Aristotle talks about Hamartia in his
workPoetics. Aristotle holds the hero from a noble family with a mature
demeanor whose downfall is brought about by some error of judgment. This
error or flaw of judgment is called as hamartia. In a play this comes into effect
when the tragic hero tries to accomplish something but ends up doing exactly the
opposite thing because of the error of judgment.
Example #1
The Oracle of Delphi told him that he would kill his father and marry his
mother. To avoid this, he leaves Corinth and headed towards Thebes. On
his way, he killed an old man in a feud and later married the queen of
Thebes as he was made king of the city after he saved the city from a deadly
Sphinx. He committed all these sins in complete ignorance but he deserved
punishment because of his attempting to rebel against his fate. His reversal of
fortune is caused by his actions, which are in a sense blasphemous.
Fate=
Destiny=