1. Shakespearean Tragedy
By: Max, Elijah, and neshanti

2. Renaissance Drama
During the middle ages, English drama mainly focused on teaching moral lessons or retelling bible stories
First in England’s universities and among graduates of those universities, plays fell into main categories, comedies, and tragedies.

3. The Greek Origins of Tragedy
According to Aristotle, tragedy aroused pity and fear in the audience. Pity for the hero and fear for all human beings.
In the western tradition, both comedies and tragedies arose in ancient Greece
In ancient Greece tragedies, the heroes’ tragic flaw was often hubris an excessive pride that led a tragic hero to challenge the gods.

4. Characteristics of Tragedy
Shakespear eased the intensity of the action by using a device called comic relief the following of a serious scene with a lighter funny one
The main character called the tragic hero comes to an unhappy ending
The tragic hero exhibits extraordinary abilities but also a tragic flow
The person who fights the hero is called the antagonist
A serious of casually related events can lead to an inevitable catastrophe