Overview. A biliary obstruction is a blockage of the bile ducts. The bile ducts carry bile from the liver and gallbladder through the pancreas to the small intestine (the duodenum). Bile is a dark-green or yellowish-brown fluid secreted by the liver to digest fats.
Definition of Hamartia. Hamartia is the fatal flaw in a protagonist or hero that leads to this characterâs downfall. Aristotle first used the term hamartia in his essay Poetics, the first known treatise on literary theory.
The concept of hamartia is familiar in regular life, as the downfall of national and international heroes comes to light. Many politicians and sports stars especially are susceptible to this kind of downfall, as people put so much hope in them and thus their descents are all the more public, and dramatic.