What is called the tragic flaw of the hero in a play?
In a lot of plays, hubris, or excessive pride plays a role in a characters downfall, but it is not the case in every play.
Tragic flaw causes catastrophic results after the hero/ heroine fails to recognize some facts or truth or flaw. Primarily, an error of judgment may arise from ignorance or some moral shortcoming.
A slightly different view may be formed, when we consider a tragic hero--" a man who is not eminently good and just, yet his misfortune is brought about not by vice or depravity, but by some error or frailty" ( S.H. Butcher's translated version of Aristotle).
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