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.
Here we have basic characteristics of a tragic hero, as explained by Aristotle: 1  Hamartia â a tragic flaw that causes the downfall of a hero. 2  Hubris â excessive pride and disrespect for the natural order of things. 3  Peripeteia â The reversal of fate that the hero experiences.