Hamartia
Protagonist's error in Greek dramatic theory / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the classical Greek term. For the medical term, see Hamartia (medical term). For the album by Novembers Doom, see Hamartia (album). For the moth genus, see Hamartia (moth).
"Tragic flaw" redirects here. For the wider concept, see Tragedy.
The term hamartia derives from the Greek ἁμαρτία, from ἁμαρτάνειν hamartánein, which means "to miss the mark" or "to err".[1][2] It is most often associated with Greek tragedy, although it is also used in Christian theology.[3] The term is often said to depict the flaws or defects of a character and portraying these as the reason of a potential downfall.[4][5] However, other critics point to the term's derivation and say that it refers only to a tragic but random accident or mistake, with devastating consequences but with no judgment implied as to the character.