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Definitions of tragedy
  1. noun
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
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  2. noun
    drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
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Definition that contains tragedy
  • tragic of or relating to or characteristic of tragedy
  • hamlet the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father
  • lear the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters
  • othello the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who would not trust his wife
  • iago the villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife
  • melpomene (Greek mythology) the Muse of tragedy
  • tragicomedy a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating
  • king lear the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters
  • thespis Greek poet who is said to have originated Greek tragedy (sixth century BC)
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