Hubris is a Greek (dramatic) term meaning pride/arrogance. That pride is usually so much that it infuriates the gods and consequently leads to the downfall of a tragic hero. Julius Caesar, in W. Shakespeare's Tragedy of Julius Caesar had been so prideful that he couldn't believe the sacred words of the soothsayer and that led to his downfall. Again, King Oedipus, in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, was arrogant and always bent on having his ways to the point that he insulted Teresias, an old man and the Athenians eye of the gods. This also led to his doom. Hubris can also be seen as a weakness of the tragic hero. Othello, although was a general, was epileptic. King Oedipus had a cramp in his leg from baby.