HAMARTIA

The term "hamartia" was first introduced to us by Aristotle in his poetics. The term explains some sort of tragic flaw that an individual may possess, to show to the audience that the hero is not perfect, and he is more similar to us than we may think. For years, writers have been creating plays, making sure that their antagonists possesses this quality, allowing the audience to relate to him.

We each posses some sort of hamartia, an error in our personality. It can be multiple things, or one on particular that stands out among the rest. Although hamartia is something that most people aren't proud of, I tend to see it as a blessing in disguise. I feel as though it is something that unites us all. Hamartia just proves that no one in this world is perfect, therefore no one should act as though they are better than everyone else. There are often people who act as though they are above others due to their wealth or appearance. However, because of the presence of hamartia, we know that this individual has some sort of flaw, that puts us all under the same category.