Hamartia is an error or flaw that contributes to the downfall of a tragic hero.
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Harmatia is a Greek word. It means to 'miss the mark' and it is translated by the word 'sin' in the New Testament. The pagan Greeks used the word when a warrior threw a spear and missed his target. It was used in similar ways in Greek - someone losing their way, making a fearful mistake, it also had the idea of missing the right and going wrong.
In the New Testament it has the idea of failing to meet what is pleasing to God, the divinely appointed goal see Romans 3:23:
Rom 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
In the New Testament hamartia means to miss the standard set by God.
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Hamartia is a fatal flaw. Macbeth's was his "vaulting ambition".
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Hamartia is a fatal flaw in a character, usually a hero/heroine. An example of hamartia would be Othello's jealousy in the Shakespearean play Othello.
Creon's main and foremost hamartia was his excessive pride.
Batmans tragic flaw is his paranoia and his obsessiveness.
The cast of Hamartia - 2010 includes: Nathalie Bryant
'Hamartia' means a tragic flaw. Hubris is excessive pride.
It is not a person. Hamartia, from the Greek for "error," is an error or flaw that contributes to the downfall of a tragic hero
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In Macbeth, Macbeth was over ambitious. In King Lear, Lear was naive and blind. Hamlet had no hamartia
Othello's hamartia would either be his misplaced trust upon Iago or his magnified sense of jealousy.