What is the tragic flaw according to Aristotle?

Answer 1

The English term 'tragic flaw' means a character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall. It is not necessarily a very helpful concept, as a lot of tragic heroes do not appear to have them, and English students are forced to go to quite ridiculous lengths to find them.

a weakness in a central character of high rank

Answer 2

He depicts the downfall of a basically good person through some fatal error or misjudgment, producing suffering and insight on the part of the protagonist and arousing pity and fear on the part of the audience

Answer 3

The hero has a tragic flaw or makes a mistake in drama. The great man falls because of a flaw in his character.