Hamartia

realize that she had attempted a burial of someone who had gone against the people of Thebes, the king of Thebes, and also Polyneices had put everyone at risk of their safety. Others may not foresee the situation in her eyes. Part of her fatal flaw or hamartia was not only unthoughtful use of loyalty but also failing to realize how bad of a predicament her faithfulness has put her…

Firstly, the character must be of greatness and in a position of nobility and status to fall from. The second characteristic of a tragic hero is a ‘hamartia’ (a tragic flaw); essentially, a flaw of character that leads to ones downfall. Next is, ‘peripeteia’ , in essence, a reversal in fortune brought about by the hero’s hamartia. The fourth trait is ‘anagnorisis’ , essentially recognition or insight into ones self, circumstances, and/or tragic flaw—usually once it is too late to make a…

cares a lot about his family in the way that he just wants to keep them safe and provide them with the necessities like a home and food. But for some reason Troy seems to lack the love aspect of family. Some have said that Troy Maxson resembles a hamartia character but due to everything Troy shows us in the play, that term does not fit him. One reason…

“The singing, riddling Sphinx. She…persuaded us to let the mystery go and concentrate on what lay on our feet” (Sophocles 75). Because of the sphinx’s reign of terror, Creon never discovered that Oedipus is Laius’ murderer. This situation is Creon’s hamartia. The sphinx’s presence clouded Creon’s judgment. His missed the mark because if he had discovered that Oedipus killed Laius, Oedipus would have never become king nor married Jocasta; the events of the play would have never unfolded.…

In “The Sophoclean Hero and Aristotle,” Aristotle states that the tragic hero is always subjected to “hamartia” or a tragic flaws. According to Aristotle in the Sophoclean Hero and Aristotle's, “...Hamartia... ‘to miss the mark" (as in archery), ‘to fail in one's purpose’, ‘to make a mistake’...”and Pentheus and Oedipus mistake is that they are too proud of themselves. In Oedipus Rex By Sophocles and The Bacchae by Euripides, Oedipus and and Pentheus respectively have excessive pride…

becoming what civilization feared, but their actions and deeds all came down to their primal instinct. In Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies each literary device Hubris, Hamartia and symbolism tied into the boys embracing they’re primitive instinct. Jacks hubris turned him into a bloodthirsty animalistic killed who craved power. Ralphs hamartia, which was his confidence in humanity, blindsided him into believing that the boys could do no wrong. Not embracing his primitive side as much as the…

I chose to base my final project on the conscience of Creon from Antigone and the consequences that resulted from his actions. My artistic expression consists of the scales of justice with “state” on one side and “religion,” “self,” and “family” on the other side. The column of the scale is in gold glitter because it represents Creon’s conscience and the decisions he makes in the play. I drew the scales of justice in order to represent Creon’s position as a leader within the play. Creon carries…

Medea’s hamartia is her passionate vengefulness. Her heartbreak results in a desperate need to inflict suffering and pain similar to hers on her husband. This selfish vengeance obscures Medea’s ability to focus on the needs of her children. In her mind, her children…

#1 Hamartia Richard C. Armitage once said “I have a bit of pride, which is always my downfall.” Throughout history there have been many examples of leaders that had a flaw such as pride which lead to his/her downfall. For example, Napoleon Bonaparte, the emperor of France, was too arrogant as he overestimated his military power. Bonaparte’s dissatisfaction with the size of his empire caused him to fight for more land resulting in the downfall of himself and his nation. The Greek word Hamartia, a…

Antigone's determined loyalty to the memory of her brother that forms the spine of the play. Her stubborn loyalty becomes her hamartia, her tragic error, and ultimately causes her downfall. “But because you said yes, all that you can do, for all your crown and your trappings, and your guards- all that you can do is have me killed” (Jewkes, 204). Antigone is a great example of how a hamartia doesn't necessarily have to be a character "flaw" as it is often described. Most people would call loyalty…