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What is a Shakespearean Tragedy?

Definition of a Shakespearean Tragedy

A Shakespearean tragedy is the polar opposite of a comedy; it "...exemplifies the sense that human beings are inevitably doomed through their own failures or errors, or even the ironic action of their virtues, or through the nature of fate, destiny, or the human conditionto suffer, fail, and die...." In other words, it is a drama with an unhappy ending.

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