Look up: tragedy

1. 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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2. tragedy
   [n] - drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance
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3. 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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4. tragedy
   noun drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
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5. 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 hum...
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6. 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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7. 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...
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8. 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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9. tragedy
   
   • an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
   • drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
   
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10. 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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11. Tragedy
    A film in which the protagonist dies. The genre, whether literary, theatrical or film, elicits the emotions of pity and fear in the audience, and, according to Aristotle in his `Poetics` are cathartic in nature
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12. Tragedy
    In the theatre, a tragedy is a play dealing with a serious theme.
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13. 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. Historically the classical view of tragedy, as expressed by the Greek tragedians Aeschylus, Euripides, and So...
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14. Tragedy
    , tragōidia, "he-goat-song", tragōidia; see "Tragedy", p. 1637 in E. Klein, A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, Volume II L-Z, Elsevier (1967).)-->) is a form of art based on human suffering that offers its audience pleasure...
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15. Tragedy
    (band) |image = |caption = |background = group_or_band |name = Tragedy |origin = Memphis, Tennessee, USA<br>Now Portland, Oregon, associated_acts = His Hero is Gone<br>Deathreat |current_members = Todd Burdette, Paul Burdette, Yannick Lorrain, Billy Davis --> `Tragedy` is a music band ...
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16. Tragedy
    (song) "`Tragedy`" is a song recorded by the Bee Gees, included on their 1979 album Spirits Having Flown. The single reached number one in the UK in February 1979 and repeated the feat the following month on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Though not originally in Saturday Nig...
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17. Tragedy
    (disambiguation) A `tragedy` is a literary work with an unhappy outcome. `Tragedy` may also refer to: `Music:` :* "Tragedy" (Thomas Wayne song), a 1961 song by The Fleetwoods :* "Tragedy" (Argent song), a 1972 song by Argent from their album All Together Now :* &quo...
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18. Tragedy
    (Thomas Wayne song) "`Tragedy`" is a song by Gerald H. Nelson and Fred B. Burch. A recording of the song by Thomas Wayne and the DeLons rose to #5 on the Billboard Top 100 in 1959. A 1961 cover version by The Fleetwoods rose to #10 on the charts. Brian Hyland also recorded it in 196...
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