These are the main features according to Aristotle (so you will them in the works of Shakespeare e.g. Hamlet and Othello):
Peripetia: the turning point in a drama where the story moves inexorably to its denouement
Hubris: over-weening self-belief, great prides in oneself
Hamartia: a moral flaw which leads to a a characters downfall
Anagnorisis: the moment a character moves from ignorance to knowledge. A recongnition of what causes suffering
Catharsis: the purification of emotions, through art, occurs at the end of a tragedy, for the audience whose emotions of pity and fear have been aroused throughout the play
Unity of time: the play should take place in period of less than 24 hours
Unity of Place: the play should take place in a single setting
Unity of action: there sould be one main plot and no sub-plot
these are known as the three unities
The ekkylema: a cart which was wheeled out at the end of a play, to display the arftermath of some great battle - so bodies were often laid on it and brought out
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Usually features an extraordinary hero
The opposite of tragedy is comedy. Comedy typically features light-hearted and humorous elements, as opposed to the serious and somber tone of tragedy.
The main features of a tragedy include causalities, fatalities, damage of properties and so much more. A tragedy may be man-made or our of natural causes.
A special kind of drama that combines the features of Tragedy and Comedy
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"Romeo and Juliet" is classified as a tragedy, focusing on the doomed love affair between the title characters from rival families. The play features elements of romance, conflict, and fate, ultimately leading to the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
Tragedy is a noun in a sentence.The tragedy was unbearable.Her tragedy would scar her life forever.It would a tragedy if you left me.
A tragedy ends in the death of several if not all of the characters while a comedy ends in a wedding or celebration of some sort yet most comedies are not actually funny.
Classical tragedy
The plural of tragedy is tragedies.
A comic foil is an Elizabethan tragedy.
This Was a Tragedy was created in 2005.