Hamartia (Ancient Greek: ἁμαρτία)'s a term developed by Aristotle in his work Poetics. The term can simply be seen as a character’s flaw or error. The word hamartia's rooted in the notion of missing the mark (hamartanein) and covers a broad spectrum that includes accident and mistake, as well as wrongdoing, error, or sin.. In Nicomachean Ethics, hamartia's described by Aristotle as one of the three kinds of injuries that a person can commit against anoth… (More on Hamartia)