Tragedy is from ancient Doric Greek, meaning a "goat weaner" it was used by shakespeares actors.
Tragedy, comedy, and history.
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy. Many people immediately think romance, and in fact it may be both, but the full title of the play is The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.
In the 16th Century, there were only 2 literary genres: Comedy and Tragedy.
Hamlet says it to himself in the play: The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke
There are 5 acts in Julius Caesar. "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar" is a play-specifically, a tragedy-written by Shakespeare, which portrays the conspiracy against Roman dictator Julius Caesar and his ultimate defeat at the Battle of Phillipi.
He hasn't had a tragedy
William Heming has written: 'William Hemminge's Elegy on Randolph's finger' 'The fatal contract, a French tragedy' 'The Jewes tragedy'
It is a romantic tragedy.
It's a comedy. Just about everybody gets married at the end, except Jaques, of course.
Hamlet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare
In Shakespeare's day, the actors performed a comical dance and song called a jig which might include comic monologues or dialogues. It was kind of like a music hall comedy turn--a little song and a few jokes. These were performed even after the most serious of plays.