| 单词 | tragic flaw |
| 释义 | > as lemmastragic flaw tragic flaw n. a character flaw that brings about the protagonist's downfall in a tragedy; also in extended use; cf. hamartia n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > part or character > [noun] > quality of character in play tragic flaw1913 hamartia1927 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > an error, mistake > [noun] > of character tragic flaw1913 1913 L. Cooper Aristotle on Art of Poetry ii. 40 For Mary, the tragic flaw of the hero, described as an ‘error of judgment’, or a ‘shortcoming’, needs immediate illustration. The single Greek word, hamartia, lays the emphasis upon the want of insight within the man, but is elastic enough to mean also the outward fault resulting from it. 1950 W. Farnham Shakespeare's Tragic Frontier i. 4 In Brutus then, Shakespeare discovered the noble hero with a tragic flaw. 1988 U. Varma in A. Ram Perspectives A. Miller vii. 92 Stubbornness and refusal to make compromises are the two tragic flaws in Willy's character which lead him to partial madness and finally self-destruction. 2012 Sunday Times (Nexis) 11 Mar. 21 Does your favourite band have a tragic flaw at its heart? Will the same thing that initially made them successful one day tear them apart? < as lemmas |
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