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In a tragedy, a protagonist suffers a series of unfortunate events that culminate in an ending that may not necessarily leave the protagonist alive. These events can be caused by external forces or be due to a character's tragic flaw.

What Are the Characteristics of the Tragedy Genre? - WiseGeek

The tragedy genre is one of the oldest literary structures. The word "tragedy" is not used here in its usual sense of a real-world catastrophe that brings misery or loss of life, but rather dramas, often revolving around a character who is brought to personal ruin and destruction, often through his or her own actions or failings.
http:/http://www.wisegeek.org/what-are-the-characteristics-of-the-tragedy-genre.htm
Examples of Tragedy - Your Dictionary

A tragedy is a disaster that brings death, injury and hardship. A tragedy is also a literary work that has a somber tone and deals with suffering and/or destruction.
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-tragedy.html
Tragedy - Literature of Love

Up until roughly the mid-point of his career, Shakespeare divided his plays between the three major genres: Comedy, Tragedy, and History.
https://litoflove.wordpress.com/tragedy/
Tragedy - Literary Devices

Tragedy is kind of drama that presents a serious subject matter about human suffering and corresponding terrible events in a dignified manner.
http:/http://literarydevices.net/tragedy/
Tragedy - Encyclopedia Britanica

Tragedy, branch of drama that treats in a serious and dignified style the sorrowful or terrible events encountered or caused by a heroic individual.
https://www.britannica.com/art/tragedy-literature
What is a Tragedy? - Literary Devices

In literature, the concept of tragedy refer to a series of unfortunate events by which one or more of the literary characters in the story undergo several misfortunes, which finally culminate into a disaster of epic proportions'.
http://literary-devices.com/content/tragedy
Tragedy in Literature - Definition, Characteristics and Examples

In this lesson, you will focus on the literary tragedy, its characteristics, and how it moves the reader.
http://study.com/academy/lesson/tragedy-in-literature-definition-characteristics-examples.html
Popular Tragedy Books

Books shelved as tragedy: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Othello by William Shak...
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/tragedy
A Brief History of Tragedy - Interesting Literature

Tragedy begins in ancient Greece, of course, and the first great tragedies were staged as part of a huge festival known as the City Dionysia. Thousands of Greek citizens - Greek men, that is, for no women were allowed - would gather in the vast amphitheatre to watch a trilogy of tragic plays, such as?
https://interestingliterature.com/2013/05/01/a-brief-history-of-tragedy/
Greek Tragedy - Ancient History Encyclopedia

Greek tragedy was a popular and influential form of drama performed in theatres across ancient Greece from the late 6th century BCE. The most famous playwrights...
http://www.ancient.eu/Greek_Tragedy/
What Are the Characteristics of the Tragedy Genre? - mobile wiseGEEK

Works in the tragedy genre typically revolve around a character who is brought to personal ruin, often through his own actions or... - mobile wiseGEEK
http://m.wisegeek.org/what-are-the-characteristics-of-the-tragedy-genre.htm
The Greek Tragedy Writers - Hub Pages

Greek Tragedy: A beginner's guide. A follow on from an earlier hub concerning Greek Philosophy, I aim to enlighten people to this wonderful topic from Ancient Greece.
http://hubpages.com/education/The-Great-Greek-Tradedy-Writers
Tragedy in Drama: Classical to Modern - Study

Nearly every story has a hero, but some are a better off by the end of the story than others. In this video, we learn what is so tragic about the hero in a tragedy.
http://study.com/academy/lesson/tragedy-in-drama-classical-to-modern.html
Shakespearean tragedy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shakespearean tragedy is the classification of drama written by William Shakespeare which has a noble protagonist, who is flawed in some way, placed in a stressful heightened situation and ends with a fatal conclusion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespearean_tragedy
Tragedy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tragedy is a form of drama based on human suffering that invokes in its audience an accompanying catharsis or pleasure in the viewing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy

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What Are the Characteristics of the Tragedy Genre? - WiseGeek

The tragedy genre is one of the oldest literary structures. The word "tragedy" is not used here in its usual sense of a real-world catastrophe that brings misery or loss of life, but rather dramas, often revolving around a character who is brought to personal ruin and destruction, often through his or her own actions or failings.
http:/http://www.wisegeek.org/what-are-the-characteristics-of-the-tragedy-genre.htm
Examples of Tragedy - Your Dictionary

A tragedy is a disaster that brings death, injury and hardship. A tragedy is also a literary work that has a somber tone and deals with suffering and/or destruction.
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-tragedy.html
Tragedy - Literature of Love

Up until roughly the mid-point of his career, Shakespeare divided his plays between the three major genres: Comedy, Tragedy, and History.
https://litoflove.wordpress.com/tragedy/
Tragedy - Literary Devices

Tragedy is kind of drama that presents a serious subject matter about human suffering and corresponding terrible events in a dignified manner.
http:/http://literarydevices.net/tragedy/
Tragedy - Encyclopedia Britanica

Tragedy, branch of drama that treats in a serious and dignified style the sorrowful or terrible events encountered or caused by a heroic individual.
https://www.britannica.com/art/tragedy-literature
What is a Tragedy? - Literary Devices

In literature, the concept of tragedy refer to a series of unfortunate events by which one or more of the literary characters in the story undergo several misfortunes, which finally culminate into a disaster of epic proportions'.
http://literary-devices.com/content/tragedy
Tragedy in Literature - Definition, Characteristics and Examples

In this lesson, you will focus on the literary tragedy, its characteristics, and how it moves the reader.
http://study.com/academy/lesson/tragedy-in-literature-definition-characteristics-examples.html
Popular Tragedy Books

Books shelved as tragedy: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Othello by William Shak...
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/tragedy
A Brief History of Tragedy - Interesting Literature

Tragedy begins in ancient Greece, of course, and the first great tragedies were staged as part of a huge festival known as the City Dionysia. Thousands of Greek citizens - Greek men, that is, for no women were allowed - would gather in the vast amphitheatre to watch a trilogy of tragic plays, such as?
https://interestingliterature.com/2013/05/01/a-brief-history-of-tragedy/
Greek Tragedy - Ancient History Encyclopedia

Greek tragedy was a popular and influential form of drama performed in theatres across ancient Greece from the late 6th century BCE. The most famous playwrights...
http://www.ancient.eu/Greek_Tragedy/
What Are the Characteristics of the Tragedy Genre? - mobile wiseGEEK

Works in the tragedy genre typically revolve around a character who is brought to personal ruin, often through his own actions or... - mobile wiseGEEK
http://m.wisegeek.org/what-are-the-characteristics-of-the-tragedy-genre.htm
The Greek Tragedy Writers - Hub Pages

Greek Tragedy: A beginner's guide. A follow on from an earlier hub concerning Greek Philosophy, I aim to enlighten people to this wonderful topic from Ancient Greece.
http://hubpages.com/education/The-Great-Greek-Tradedy-Writers
Tragedy in Drama: Classical to Modern - Study

Nearly every story has a hero, but some are a better off by the end of the story than others. In this video, we learn what is so tragic about the hero in a tragedy.
http://study.com/academy/lesson/tragedy-in-drama-classical-to-modern.html
Shakespearean tragedy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shakespearean tragedy is the classification of drama written by William Shakespeare which has a noble protagonist, who is flawed in some way, placed in a stressful heightened situation and ends with a fatal conclusion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespearean_tragedy
Tragedy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tragedy is a form of drama based on human suffering that invokes in its audience an accompanying catharsis or pleasure in the viewing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy

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In a tragedy, a protagonist suffers a series of unfortunate events that culminate in an ending that may not necessarily leave the protagonist alive. These events can be caused by external forces or be due to a character's tragic flaw.

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