Q. What is Tragedy ?

Definition :-

- A very sad event or situation, especially one that involves death.

- A serious play that has a sad ending.

What is tragedy ?

Tragedy is a form of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that
befall a main character. Traditionally, the intention of tragedy is to invoke an accompanying catharsis, or
a "pain that awakens pleasure", for the audience...

What is a tragedy in literature ?

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 extension the term may be applied to other literary
works, such as the novel.

Types of tragedy...

1. Greek Tragedy

2. Roman Tragedy

3. Elizabethan and jacobean Tragedy

4. Revenge Tragedy

Etc..

What is considered as a Tragedy ?

A tragedy is an event of great loss, usually of human life. Such an event is said to be tragic. Traditionally,
the event would require "some element of moral failure, some flaw in character, or some extraordinary
combination of elements" to be tragic. Not every death is considered a tragedy.

Examples of Tragedy..

• Hamlet

• Othello

• Romeo and Juliet

• Macbeth

• King Lear

• Julius Caeser

This all are the examples of the grate Shakespeare's Tragedies...

So.. The definition and information about a Tragedy is shortly over here...