What books are examples of a tragedy?

Answer 1

I believe that anything to do with the Holocaust could be called a tragedy, for instance The Diary of Laura's Twin, in this book Laura and her sister escape, but mum grandmother and father don't is this the sort of tragedy you were looking for? Tragedy that over I don't know how many Jews lost their lives because they were different?

Answer 2

The Merchant of Venice, by Shakespeare, is traditionally considered to be a tragic comedy because it has elements of tragedy (Antonio's imminent loss of life) and elements of comedy (Lorenzo and Jessica's coupling, as well as Antonio's being saved from disaster.) Measure for Measure, also by Shakespeare, is another example of a tragicomedy, as are other late works by Shakespeare.

Answer 3

The protagonist is somehow a "hero".

This hero has a pivotal flaw as a character trait.

This character trait eventually leads to the downfall of the hero.

The hero is the catharsis of the audience.

Answer 4

Sophocles' Oedipus Rex. Shakespeare's Hamlet. Goethe's Faust.

Answer 5

"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare, and "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald are examples of books that are considered tragedies.

Answer 6

Oedipus,Romeo and Juliet etc

Answer 7

Odepheus
Agamemnon
Electra