The hamartia is the tragic flaw that causes the tragic hero’s downfall. Tragic heroes all have tragic flaws to make them more like us. One common tragic flaw is or “hubris” (pronounced: hew-bris) and means “great pride” “arrogance”. The hamartia is usually caused by bad choice the tragic hero makes and not by fate. or Tragic Flaw “Hamartia”, mar TEE Pronounced : “hah – – – uh” The hamartia is the tragic flaw that causes the tragic hero’s downfall. Tragic heroes all have tragic flaws to make them more like us. One common tragic flaw is and or “hubris” (pronounced: hew-bris) means “great pride” “arrogance”. The hamartia is usually caused by bad choice the tragic hero makes and not by fate. Catharsis THAR– Pronounced: “cuh – siss” Aristotle did not want tragedy to leave people depressed by the story. Catharsis cleanses the audience of sad emotions like pity and fear that come from the play. Catharsis means a cleansing or purging of emotion.
The hamartia is the tragic flaw that causes the tragic hero’s downfall. Tragic heroes all have tragic flaws to make them more like us. One common tragic flaw is “hubris” (pronounced: hew-bris) and means “great pride” or “arrogance”. The hamartia is usually caused by bad choice the tragic hero makes and not by fate. “Hamartia”, or Tragic Flaw Pronounced : “hah – mar – TEE – uh” The hamartia is the tragic flaw that causes the tragic hero’s downfall. Tragic heroes all have tragic flaws to make them more like us. One common tragic flaw is “hubris” (pronounced: hew-bris) and means “great pride” or “arrogance”. The hamartia is usually caused by bad choice the tragic hero makes and not by fate. Catharsis Pronounced: “cuh – THAR– siss” Aristotle did not want tragedy to leave people depressed by the story. Catharsis cleanses the audience of sad emotions like pity and fear that come from the play. Catharsis means a cleansing or purging of emotion.