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'Hamartia' means:

ABad luck
BRoyal birth
CTragic error
DComic mistake
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Correct answer: C. Tragic error
1. Aristotle distinguishes hamartia from vice. 2. It is 'some error or frailty.' 3. It causes the protagonist's fall. _Source: Project Gutenberg #1974 — Aristotle's Poetics — "some error or frailty"_
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