Aristotle’s explanation in The Poetics as he defines the tragic hero as one “who tragedy comes not through vice or depravity but by some error of judgment” seems to be more realistic than fatalistic philosophy because all human beings are certainly prone to flaws that can be the death of them either literally or figuratively (Aristotle). Fatalistic philosophy does not make sense because is the idea that any act can be done and still have the same end result. Although this might be true, hamartia explains how morals tie into outcomes. The use of the idea that morality or its opposite can change circumstances provides more realism than fate. Thus, hamartia should be valued over fatalistic philosophy. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet,
