Tragedy

Takeaways

• It often joins error, fate, character, and social order.
• Recognition may arrive too late to prevent cost.
• The ending should feel necessary, not merely unhappy.

Overview

Tragedy is a major dramatic and narrative form in which conflict leads toward serious, often irreversible consequence. Its force lies in necessity, recognition, and the dignity or terror of loss.

Examples

• A ruler's strength becomes the error that destroys the city.
• A family curse is fulfilled through choices meant to escape it.