Look up: tragedy

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   Tragedy
   a dramatic work dealing with a serious theme in which typically a noble person possesses a character flawed by pride (hubris), envy, weakness, etc., causing him to break a moral code or divine law; Oedipus is one such tragic character.
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   Tragedy
   In the theatre, a tragedy is a play dealing with a serious theme.
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   tragedy
   [n] - drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance
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   tragedy
   In the theatre, a play dealing with a serious theme, traditionally one in which a character meets disaster as a result either of personal failings or circumstances beyond his or her control....
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   tragedy
   noun drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
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   Tragedy
   In a figurative sense a `tragedy` is any event with a sad and unfortunate outcome, but the term also applies specifically in Western culture to a form of drama defined by Aristotle characterized by seriousness and dignity and involving a great person who experiences a reversal of fortune (`Peripeteia`). (Aristotle's definition can include a change of fortune from bad to good as in the `Eumenides`, but he says that the change from good to bad as i...
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   Tragedy
   • (n.) A dramatic poem, composed in elevated style, representing a signal action performed by some person or persons, and having a fatal issue; that species of drama which represents the sad or terrible phases of character and life. • (n.) A fatal and mournful event; any event in which human lives are lost by human violence, more especial...
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   tragedy
   branch of drama that treats in a serious and dignified style the sorrowful or terrible events encountered or caused by a heroic individual. By ... [41 related articles]
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   tragedy
   tragedy, tragedies 1. A drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances; the genre made up of such works and the art or theory of writing or producing these works. 2. A play, film, television program, or o...
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    tragedy
    A play with a tragic ending. 'In a tragic situation the sense of pity is complicated by an effect of struggle and conflict ... the tragic effect requires that the sufferer have strength enough to struggle vigorously against his situation.' (Understanding Fiction)
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    tragedy
    
    1. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
    2. drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
    
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    tragedy
    tragedy, form of drama that depicts the suffering of a heroic individual who is often overcome by the very obstacles he is struggling to remove. The protagonist may be brought low by a character flaw or, as Hegel stated, caught in a “collision of equally justified ethical aims.”See also ...
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