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.
Historical Examples. 1  hamartia means originally a 'bad shot' or 'error', but is currently used for 'offence' or 'sin'. The Poetics Aristotle. 2  That is not unmotived, however; it is of Aspatia's own choosing and of Amintor's hamartia. Francis Beaumont: Dramatist Charles Mills Gayley. The pathetic devotion of Aspatia is essential to our understanding of Amintor's tragic weakness, his hamartia. Francis Beaumont: Dramatist Charles Mills Gayley.