Question

Here comes the king in person-carrying in his arms, if it's right to speak of this, a clear reminder that this evil comes not from some stranger, but his own mistakes. Which tragic element do the chorus leaders lines reveal? A. Anagnorisis. B. Peripeteia. C. Desis. D. Harmartia

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. Hamartia.

The leaders line of tragic element reveals hamartia.

Hamartia means miss the mark. It was first used in poets by Aristotle. If used in tragedy, hamartia was known as tragic flaw or error of protagonists.

It can be a error of wrong doing, error which results from ignorance or error of judgement.

Some authors like Francis Fergusson described it as the inner quality which initiates as movement of spirit.

Answer 2

The tragic element that the chorus leader's lines reveal is d) hamartia, also known as the tragic mistake. Your own actions, or rather characteristics, are what lead to your demise.