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Aristotle's term for the tragic hero's error or frailty is:
ACatharsis
BHamartia
CHubris
DTelos
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Hamartia
1. Hamartia denotes 'some error or frailty' bringing about misfortune.
2. Crucially, Aristotle distinguishes it from vice/depravity.
3. The protagonist must NOT be 'eminently good and just.'
_Source: Project Gutenberg #1974 — Aristotle's Poetics — "whose misfortune is brought about not by vice or depravity, but by some error or frailty"_
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