Talking Tragedy
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What is tragedy? When people hear the word tragedy, they probably will all think of similar things, darkness, sadness, death or loss of love, etc. It really goes without saying that tragedy is never going to be a happy or uplifting topic. But what is it really? For my personal definition, I would classify tragedy as a story presented in one out of a variety of mediums in which various or striking tragic events are present throughout the presentation. What comes to my mind is, naturally, Shakespeare. After doing some research, I stumbled upon this wiki page about Shakespearean Tragedies. It is pretty interesting if your mind also goes to Shakespeare when thinking of tragedies. After looking up the actual definition of a tragedy, "a play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character", I have had my opinion confirmed. While I would disagree that a tragedy must be in play format, it is understandable that that would be included in the description of what it is fundamentally. In the old days of the famous tragedy writers, plays and stage performances were some of the most common ways of communicating a story to a large audience. Tragedy is an interesting topic for me. Even after doing just the most basic wiki searches, I am excited to continue this unit and learn more about this form of storytelling. When I was younger, I was always more interested in tragedy than comedy, so this will be the perfect opportunity for me to finally explore what it us all about.
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