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.
While hamartia was first applied to characters in Greek tragedies, it is relevant to and present in famous characters throughout the history of literature. Most writing teachers advise that a hero with no flaws is, actually, quite a boring character and unworthy of being written about.