he does not come from a rich or noble background.
Tragedies did not drift into comedies. The were performed at separate festivals: the tragic in the spring and the comic in the winter.
The earliest tragedies, that is to say, tragic plays, were written in Ancient Greece by such playwrights as Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides
aeschylus
first tragic then satyr which is a mix of tragic and comedy and then plain comedy
Classical Greek drama developed from the poetry of goat herds, which told the stories of tragic heroes. Ancient Athenian comedy was based on real people and current events, but later Roman comedy tended to use stock characters.
Willy Loman differs from the tragic heroes of ancient Greek tragedies in that he is an ordinary, everyday man struggling with personal and societal pressures in a modern urban setting, whereas ancient Greek tragic heroes typically held high status and faced challenges related to fate and divine intervention. Additionally, Willy's tragic downfall is a result of his own flaws and illusions rather than predetermined fate or external forces.
Shakespeare's protagonists are less rigidly defined than Greek heroes, and they combine both tragic and comic elements.
Tragedies did not drift into comedies. The were performed at separate festivals: the tragic in the spring and the comic in the winter.
The earliest tragedies, that is to say, tragic plays, were written in Ancient Greece by such playwrights as Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides
they are described the as tragedies because they are so tragic and heart wrenching, horroring, and deepening that they are tragedies
I think the tragic heroes are Rome and Juliet
He is the main character in a tragedy, if that is what you mean. Some people have pretty arcane definitions of what qualifications tragic heroes need to have, and then spend their time either rejecting plays which are obviously tragedies because they do not meet the definition, or perverting the nature of the protagonist's character to make it meet the definition.
Romeo and Juliet and Antony and Cleopatra
A tragedian is either an actor who specializes in tragic roles, or a playwright who writes tragedies.
Well, he is always the bad guy, out to cause mischief just because. He doesn't change in any way. That makes him static. Interesting, the idea of the "tragic flaw" which used to be so popular in understanding Shakespeare's tragedies, assumes that all tragic heroes are static characters.
Hamlet
In Shakespearean tragedies, the main character often displays characteristics such as hubris, a tragic flaw that leads to their downfall. They also typically experience a reversal of fortune, leading to a tragic ending. Themes of fate, ambition, and conflict are commonly explored in these works.