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What makes Hamlet a tradegy?

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In lilterature, a tragedy is a narrative, drama, or poem that depicts the death of a noble or outstanding person. Hamlet certainly fits the description, and his death by poison and treachery near the end of Act V is the catastrophe that is featured in every tragedy.

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