The Different Forms of Tragedy. This tragedy essay is about different forms of tragedy and how it can be in the classic form, melodramatic form, tragicomedies, etc.
Title: The Different Forms of Tragedy. This tragedy essay is about different forms of tragedy and how it can be in the classic form, melodramatic form, tragicomedies, etc.
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Details: Words: 1190 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Different Forms of Tragedy. This tragedy essay is about different forms of tragedy and how it can be in the classic form, melodramatic form, tragicomedies, etc.
Category: /Literature
Details: Words: 1190 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
The theatrical definition of tragedy is a complex one. The average person might describe tragedy as a sad, sad story in which someone always dies in the end. In some cases, that is true. However, tragedy comes in different forms. Tragedy can have comical elements, like dark comedies and tragicomedies. Tragedy can also have obvious themes and conflicts that don't require much analysis like melodramas. There are three plays in particular that display three different …showed first 75 words of 1190 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1190 total…is common throughout all forms of tragedies. This is what makes tragedies different from comedies. Tragedies are meant to make people feel in-touch with the play. Comedies are to be viewed, analyzed, and laughed at in some circumstances. Medea, Hedda Gabler, and The Qing Ding Pearl all accomplish this, which qualifies all three as different forms of tragedy.
Based on the plays Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen, Medea by Euripides, and the Qing Ding Pearl.
