... 's main goal by making it more difficult for the protagonist to achieve it. Many examples of tragedies come from Greek theatre and the dramatic works of Shakespeare. Oedipus the King is an example of a classic Greek tragedy, in which Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother. He is a ruler of Thebes and the people think that he is extraordinary. He has power, dignity, intelligence, stature, and was ... a man of his word. Oedipus isn't perfect; he had a tragic flaw, as ... discovered the truth, he killed himself also. Jealously and being impulsive brought upon this tragedy and as ...

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... lead to a catharsis for the audience. The perfect plot, accordingly, must have a single issue: Oedipus wants to solve the mystery of the curse that is bringing plagues and disasters on their city for an unclean act which has gone unpunished and can only be saved by "the payment of blood for blood" and the banishment of the culprit - The murderer of King Laius. the change in the hero's fortunes must be ... from happiness to misery; and the cause of it must ... or preceding the most dramatic events. The whole process that tragedy shows is one in which man plays his part; we cannot know how...

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... die. Making Not every play in which a Hero dies is considered a tragedy. There are more elements needed to label a play one. Probably the most important element is an amount of free will. In every tragedy, the characters must displays some. If every action is controlled by a hero's destiny, then the hero's death can't be avoided, and in a tragedy the sad part is that it could. Hamlet's death could have been avoided ... others he may live but suffer "Moral Destruction". In Oedipus Rex, the proud yet morally blind king plucks out his eyes, and has to spend his remaining days as a wanderin...

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... die. Making Not every play in which a Hero dies is considered a tragedy. There are more elements needed to label a play one. Probably the most important element is an amount of free will. In every tragedy, the characters must displays some. If every action is controlled by a hero's destiny, then the hero's death can't be avoided, and in a tragedy the sad part is that it could. Hamlet's death could have been avoided ... others he may live but suffer "Moral Destruction". In Oedipus Rex, the proud yet morally blind king plucks out his eyes, and has to spend his remaining days as a wanderin...

• Word Count: 1033
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School