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Genre of drama based on human suffering
A tragedy is a genre of drama based on human suffering, specifically by way of terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character or cast of characters
Tragedy
1999 natural disaster in Venezuela
The Vargas tragedy was a natural disaster that occurred in Vargas State (today La Guaira), Venezuela, on 15 December 1999 (over the course of 10 days)
Vargas_tragedy
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up tragedy, tragedie, tragic, or tragœdy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tragedy is a genre of drama. Tragedy may also refer to: Tragedy (1925
Tragedy_(disambiguation)
Tragedy by William Shakespeare
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet (/ˈhæmlɪt/), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and
Hamlet
1985 volcanic eruption in Colombia
The Armero tragedy (Spanish: Tragedia de Armero [tɾaˈxeðja ðe aɾˈmeɾo]) occurred following the eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz stratovolcano in Tolima
Armero_tragedy
In English drama, a domestic tragedy is a tragedy in which the tragic protagonists are ordinary middle-class or working-class individuals. This subgenre
Domestic_tragedy
1933 mass murder and deportation in the Soviet Union
The Nazino tragedy (Russian: Назинская трагедия, romanized: Nazinskaya tragediya) was the mass deportation of around 6,700 prisoners to Nazino Island
Nazino_tragedy
1925 novel by Theodore Dreiser
An American Tragedy is a 1925 novel by American writer Theodore Dreiser. He began the manuscript in the summer of 1920, but a year later, abandoned most
An_American_Tragedy
Overuse of a shared resource
The tragedy of the commons is the idea that when a resource is shared and can benefit the individual at a cost to the community, it is rational for the
Tragedy_of_the_commons
Form of theatre from Ancient Greece
Greek tragedy (Ancient Greek: τραγῳδία, romanized: tragōidía) is one of the three principal theatrical genres from Ancient Greece and Greek-inhabited
Greek_tragedy
Play by William Shakespeare written circa 1603
The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, often shortened to Othello, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare around 1603. Set in Venice and Cyprus
Othello
Topics referred to by the same term
American Tragedy may refer to: An American Tragedy, a 1925 novel by Theodore Dreiser Nuremberg and Vietnam: An American Tragedy, a 1970 nonfiction book
American_Tragedy
The Tragedy of Tragedies, also known as The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great, is a play by Henry Fielding. It is an
The_Tragedy_of_Tragedies
Murder of four police officers in Canada
Mayerthorpe The Mayerthorpe tragedy was a fatal shooting that occurred on March 3, 2005, on the farm of James Roszko, approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) north
Mayerthorpe_tragedy
1608 play by Thomas Middleton
A Yorkshire Tragedy is an early Jacobean era stage play, a domestic tragedy printed in 1608. The play was originally assigned to William Shakespeare,
A_Yorkshire_Tragedy
American rapper and record producer (born 1971)
Percy Lee Chapman (born August 13, 1971), known by his stage name Tragedy Khadafi (formerly Intelligent Hoodlum), is an American rapper and record producer
Tragedy_Khadafi
Tragedies written by William Shakespeare
Shakespearean tragedy is the designation given to most of William Shakespeare's tragedies. Many of his history plays share the qualifiers of a Shakespearean
Shakespearean_tragedy
The Atheist's Tragedy, or the Honest Man's Revenge is a Jacobean-era stage play, a tragedy written by Cyril Tourneur and first published in 1611. It is
The_Atheist's_Tragedy
American crust punk band
Tragedy is an American crust punk band formed in 1999 in Portland, Oregon. Todd Burdette – guitar, vocals (1999–present) (also of Deathreat, Severed Head
Tragedy_(band)
1872 book by Friedrich Nietzsche
The Birth of Tragedy Out of the Spirit of Music (German: Die Geburt der Tragödie aus dem Geiste der Musik) is an 1872 work of dramatic theory by the German
The_Birth_of_Tragedy
Human stampede in Russia in 1896
The Khodynka Tragedy (Russian: Ходынская трагедия) was a crowd crush that occurred on 30 May [O.S. 18 May] 1896, on Khodynka Field in Moscow, Russia.
Khodynka_Tragedy
Ancient Roman tragedies
Senecan tragedy refers to a set of ten ancient Roman tragedies, eight of which were probably written by the Stoic philosopher and politician Lucius Annaeus
Senecan_tragedy
Norwegian band
Theatre of Tragedy was a Norwegian band from Stavanger, active between 1993 and 2010. They are best known for their earlier albums, which influenced the
Theatre_of_Tragedy
1984 gas-leak accident in Bhopal, India
proving that anyone other than Union Carbide was to blame for the tragedy. "Bhopal gas tragedy not an accident but sabotage, says convicted UCIL official".
Bhopal_disaster
Style of tragic performance
Stand-up tragedy is a style of tragic performance where a performer performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. The goal of stand-up
Stand-up_tragedy
Akmola tragedy — a major disaster that occurred in the city of Akmola 14 June 1959. Bridge — Yesil (Russian: Исиль) was located in Akmola, Kazakh SSR
Akmola_tragedy
Play by Thomas Kyd
The Spanish Tragedy, or Hieronimo is Mad Again is an Elizabethan tragedy written by Thomas Kyd between 1582 and 1592. Highly popular and influential in
The_Spanish_Tragedy
Massacres of Poles by Ukrainian nationalists during World War II
трагедія, romanized: Volynsʹko-Halytsʹka trahediya, lit. 'Volhynian-Galician tragedy') were carried out in German-occupied Poland by the Ukrainian Insurgent
Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia
Massacres_of_Poles_in_Volhynia_and_Eastern_Galicia
2017 American film
Tragedy Girls is a 2017 American teen buddy comedy horror film directed by Tyler MacIntyre, written by Chris Lee Hill and MacIntyre, and starring Alexandra
Tragedy_Girls
English-language Jacobean revenge tragedy
The Revenger's Tragedy is an English-language Jacobean revenge tragedy which was performed in 1606, and published in 1607 by George Eld. It was long attributed
The_Revenger's_Tragedy
1982 helicopter crash in California, US
career: "There was absolutely no good aspect about this whole story. The tragedy, which I think about every day, had an enormous impact on my career from
Twilight_Zone_accident
Pair of masks representing the performing arts
The comedy and tragedy masks, also known as the drama masks, are a pair of masks, one crying and one laughing, that have widely come to represent the
Comedy_and_tragedy_masks
1955 Pulitzer Prize winning photograph
Tragedy by the Sea, also known as Cruel Waves, is a photo showing a young couple, John and Lillian McDonald, standing together beside the Pacific Ocean
Tragedy_by_the_Sea
Death of a group of divers in 2022
diving tragedy". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Retrieved 29 April 2026. Douglas, Sean (24 June 2026). "Young: No delay in enquiry into Paria tragedy". Trinidad
2022_Paria_diving_disaster
Tragedy by William Shakespeare
playing this file? See media help. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, often shortened to Romeo and Juliet, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare about
Romeo_and_Juliet
5th-century BC Athenian Greek tragedian
described as the father of tragedy. Academic knowledge of the genre begins with his work, and understanding of earlier Greek tragedy is largely based on inferences
Aeschylus
Phrase misattributed to Joseph Stalin
"The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic" is a phrase widely misattributed to Joseph Stalin. This phrase probably originated
The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic
The_death_of_one_man_is_a_tragedy,_the_death_of_millions_is_a_statistic
Play by William Heminges
The Jews' Tragedy is an early Caroline era stage play by William Heminges. Written in 1626 but apparently never acted in its own era, the drama was the
The_Jews'_Tragedy
1966 book by Carroll Quigley
Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time is a work of history written by former Georgetown University professor and historian Carroll Quigley
Tragedy_and_Hope
2014 single by Rise Against
"Tragedy + Time" is a song by American punk rock band Rise Against. The song was released on October 21, 2014 as the second single from their seventh
Tragedy_+_Time
Shakespearean history play
The Tragedy of Richard the Third, often shortened to Richard III, is a play by William Shakespeare, which depicts the Machiavellian rise to power and
Richard_III_(play)
2012 mass shooting in Connecticut, US
of Newtown tragedy". NBC News. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012. "Access to weapons made tragedy possible"
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting
1996 history book by Orlando Figes
A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891–1924 is a book by the British historian Orlando Figes on the Russian Revolution and the preceding quarter
A_People's_Tragedy
2021 crowd disaster in Houston, Texas, US
April 8 filing the documentary Concert Crush: The Travis Scott Festival Tragedy could taint the jury pool if released as planned in several Texas cities
Astroworld Festival crowd crush
Astroworld_Festival_crowd_crush
2007 studio album by In This Moment
Beautiful Tragedy is the debut studio album by American rock band In This Moment. The album was promoted largely in part by an interview conducted on
Beautiful_Tragedy
1898 novel by Arthur Conan Doyle
The Tragedy of the Korosko (1898) is a novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was serialized a year earlier in The Strand magazine between May and December
The_Tragedy_of_the_Korosko
Optimistic Tragedy (Russian: Оптимистическая трагедия) is a play written by Vsevolod Vishnevskiy in the Soviet Union in 1933 with a dedication to the
An_Optimistic_Tragedy
American-Canadian musician
his major label debut EP, A Modern Tragedy Vol. 1, on June 15, 2018, and released the follow-up A Modern Tragedy Vol. 2 on February 22, 2019. The initial
Grandson_(musician)
Event in the Great Irish Famine in Mayo
The Doolough Tragedy was an event that took place during the Great Irish Famine close to Doo Lough in southwest County Mayo. At least seven (and perhaps
Doolough_Tragedy
1919 violent incident in Washington, US
The Centralia Tragedy, also known as the Centralia Conspiracy and the Armistice Day Riot, was a violent and bloody incident that occurred in Centralia
Centralia_Tragedy
2002 film by Alex Cox
Revengers Tragedy is a 2002 film adaptation of the 1606 play The Revenger's Tragedy (attributed to Thomas Middleton in the credits, following the scholarly
Revengers_Tragedy
2026 boating accident in Madhya Pradesh, India
The Jabalpur cruise boat tragedy, also known as Bargi dam cruise tragedy or Narmada Queen tragedy, was a boating accident that occurred on 30 April 2026
Jabalpur_cruise_tragedy
Hungarian play written by Imre Madách
The Tragedy of Man (Hungarian: Az ember tragédiája) is a play written by the Hungarian author Imre Madách. It was first published in 1861. The play is
The_Tragedy_of_Man
1928 medical disaster
The Bundaberg tragedy (or Bundaberg disaster) was a medical disaster that occurred in January 1928, resulting in the deaths of 12 children in Bundaberg
Bundaberg_tragedy
1996 gas explosion in Naples, Italy
The Secondigliano tragedy, better known as the Secondigliano abyss, was a disaster in January 1996 involving gas leak explosion that occurred in Naples
Secondigliano_tragedy
Play by William Shakespeare
The Tragedy of Macbeth, often shortened to Macbeth (/məkˈbɛθ/), is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, estimated to have been first performed in 1606. It
Macbeth
1984 compilation album by Various artists
Teenage Tragedies (a.k.a. Teenage Tragedy) is a compilation album of teen tragedy songs released on Rhino Records in 1984. The album was conceived and
Teenage_Tragedies
1872–73 deaths in Svalbard, Norway
3″E / 78.478694°N 15.696472°E / 78.478694; 15.696472 The Svenskhuset Tragedy was an event in the winter of 1872–73 where seventeen men died in an isolated
Svenskhuset_Tragedy
2007 familicide in Fayetteville, Georgia, U.S.
SISTER DISCUSSES THE BENOIT TRAGEDY FOR THE FIRST TIME, SAYS CHRIS BENOIT WAS WITHIN A YEAR OF DYING AT TIME OF BENOIT TRAGEDY". PWInsider.com. Archived
Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide
Chris_Benoit_double-murder_and_suicide
Familicide of James Reid Baxter wife and children, including himself
The Invercargill Tragedy was a familicide that took place in Invercargill, New Zealand on 8 April 1908. James Reid Baxter killed his wife and five children
Invercargill_Tragedy
Indian streaming television series
Men is based on railway workers who saved many lives during the 1984 gas tragedy at the chemical company Union Carbide India Limited's plant in Bhopal.
The_Railway_Men
Film by Joel Coen
The Tragedy of Macbeth is a 2021 American tragedy film written, directed and produced by Joel Coen, based on the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare.
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021 film)
The_Tragedy_of_Macbeth_(2021_film)
Death of Austrian prince Rudolf and his lover Mary von Vetsera (1889)
Empire: The Tragedy at Mayerling and the End of the Habsburgs, New York: St. Martin's Press Listowel, Judith. (1978). A Habsburg Tragedy. Crown Prince
Mayerling_incident
1712 play by Joseph Addison
Cato, a Tragedy is a verse drama in blank verse written by Joseph Addison in 1712 and first performed on 14 April 1713. It is based on the events of the
Cato,_a_Tragedy
Mountain spring, named after the nearby murder of three Mormon men
Tragedy Spring is a small alpine freshwater spring and historical site in southern El Dorado County, California. It was named after an incident on June
Tragedy_Spring
Theatrical genre
Revenge tragedy (sometimes referred to as revenge drama, revenge play, or tragedy of blood) is a theatrical genre in which the principal theme is revenge
Revenge_tragedy
1997 military tragedy in Estonia
The Kurkse tragedy (Estonian: Kurkse tragöödia) occurred on 11 September 1997, when 14 Estonian soldiers of the Baltic Battalion drowned in the Kurkse
Kurkse_tragedy
English translation of 1647 account of Batavia shipwrecking
The Abrolhos tragedy is the only English translation of Isaac Commelin's 1647 Ongeluckige voyagie, van't schip Batavia, which was the first published
The_Abrolhos_tragedy
1921 prisoner asphyxiation in British India
The wagon tragedy, also known as wagon massacre, was an incident which occurred during the Malabar rebellion against British colonial rule in India that
Wagon_tragedy
Type of tragedy play focusing on women
The term she-tragedy, also known as pathetic tragedy refers to a vogue in the late 17th and early 18th centuries for tragic plays focused on the sufferings
She-tragedy
Topics referred to by the same term
of Tragedy may refer to: The Death of Tragedy (Abney Park album) (2005) The Death of Tragedy (Tragedy Khadafi album) (2007) The Death of Tragedy, a 1961
The_Death_of_Tragedy
2004 tragedy at sea off the coast of Italy
The Karaburun tragedy of 2004, also known as the 9 January tragedy, was a marine incident that occurred during an attempted sea crossing from southern
Karaburun_tragedy
Type of resource coordination breakdown
The tragedy of the anticommons is a type of coordination breakdown, in which a commons does not emerge, even when general access to resources or infrastructure
Tragedy_of_the_anticommons
1903 oil on panel painting by Pablo Picasso
The Tragedy, also known as Poor People by the Sea (French: Des pauvres au bord de la mer), is an oil on panel painting made in 1903 by Pablo Picasso.
The_Tragedy_(Picasso)
1985 aircraft bombing over the Atlantic Ocean
"national tragedy". In film and television: CBC Television announced the start of filming for Flight 182, a documentary about the tragedy directed by
Air_India_Flight_182
Fatal crowd crush during 1989 FA Cup semi-final
drew particular attention: Charter for Families Bereaved through Public Tragedy – a series of commitments by public bodies to change, related to transparency
Hillsborough_disaster
1993 eruption of a volcano in Colombia
The Galeras tragedy occurred when six scientists and three tourists were killed as a result of the January 1993 eruption of the Galeras stratovolcano
Galeras_tragedy
Style of ballad
A teenage tragedy song is a style of sentimental ballad in popular music that peaked in popularity in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s
Teenage_tragedy_song
2011 Hungarian film
The Tragedy of Man (Hungarian: Az ember tragédiája) is a 2011 Hungarian adult animated epic drama film directed by Marcell Jankovics, starring Tibor Szilágyi
The_Tragedy_of_Man_(film)
2022 crowd crush in South Korea
Itaewon tragedy". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023. "Parliamentary probe into Itaewon tragedy starts"
Seoul_Halloween_crowd_crush
Song by Gerald H. Nelson and Fred B. Burch
"Tragedy" is a song by Gerald H. Nelson and Fred B. Burch. A recording of the song by Thomas Wayne and the DeLons rose to number 5 on the Billboard Top
Tragedy_(Thomas_Wayne_song)
1979 song by the Bee Gees
"Tragedy" is a song released by the Bee Gees, written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb, and included on their fifteenth album, Spirits Having Flown (1979)
Tragedy_(Bee_Gees_song)
Form of tragedy
Bourgeois tragedy (German: Bürgerliches Trauerspiel) is a form of tragedy that developed in 18th-century Europe. It is a fruit of the enlightenment and
Bourgeois_tragedy
1993 sinking of floating pagoda in Bulacan, Philippines
The Bocaue pagoda tragedy was a fatal accident that occurred on July 2, 1993, during the Bocaue Pagoda Festival in Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines. The accident
Bocaue_pagoda_tragedy
2025 American documentary film by Yemi Bamiro
Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy is a 2025 American documentary film directed by Yemi Bamiro and Hannah Poulter. Centered around the Astroworld Festival
Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy
Trainwreck:_The_Astroworld_Tragedy
2000 book by Nathaniel Philbrick
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex is a book by American writer Nathaniel Philbrick about the loss of the whaler Essex in the
In_the_Heart_of_the_Sea
Event of great loss, usually of human life
A tragedy is an event of great loss, usually of human life. Such an event is said to be tragic. Traditionally, the event would require "some element of
Tragedy_(event)
1934 mystery novel by Agatha Christie
Three Act Tragedy is a mystery novel by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company in October 1934
Three_Act_Tragedy
1994 studio album by Cows
Orphan's Tragedy is the seventh studio album by the Minneapolis-based noise rock band Cows. It was released on September 9, 1994, by Amphetamine Reptile
Orphan's_Tragedy
1927 military train crash in Argentina
The tragedy of Alpatacal occurred on 7 July 1927 in Mendoza Province, Argentina, when a train full of passengers, mostly cadets from the Military School
Tragedy_of_Alpatacal
Comedy and Tragedy is a one-act play by W. S. Gilbert, first presented at the Lyceum Theatre, London on 26 January 1884. Based on an earlier short story
Comedy_and_Tragedy
1903 narrative poem by Thomas Hardy
"A Trampwoman's Tragedy" is a 1903 narrative poem in 104 lines by Thomas Hardy. Hardy ranked the poem highly amongst his works, and came to believe that
A_Trampwoman's_Tragedy
Play by William Shakespeare
The Tragedy of King Lear, often shortened to King Lear, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare in late 1605 or early 1606. Set in pre-Roman Britain
King_Lear
The 2024 Lonavala waterfall tragedy occurred on June 30, 2024, when five people, including four children, were swept away by sudden flooding near a waterfall
2024 Lonavala waterfall tragedy
2024_Lonavala_waterfall_tragedy
1850 tragedy in Minnesota that led to the creation of Ojibwe reservations
The Sandy Lake Tragedy was the culmination in 1850 of a series of events centered in Big Sandy Lake, Minnesota that resulted in the deaths of several
Sandy_Lake_Tragedy
Liptaň Tragedy (Czech: Liptaňská tragédie) is an event that occurred in Liptaň in Czechoslovakia on 22 September 1938 when Radicalized German villagers
Liptaň_Tragedy
English closet tragedy (1613)
The Tragedy of Mariam, the Fair Queen of Jewry is a Jacobean-era drama written by Elizabeth Cary, Viscountess Falkland, and first published in 1613. There
The_Tragedy_of_Mariam
Indian actress and poet (1933–1972)
was an Indian actress and poet, who worked in Hindi films. Known as "The Tragedy Queen", she is regarded among the finest and greatest actresses in the
Meena_Kumari
1760 tragedy in five acts by Voltaire
Tancrède is a tragedy in five acts by Voltaire that premiered on 3 September 1760. The character names Tancrède and Aménaïde are taken from Torquato Tasso's
Tancrède_(tragedy)
Play by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
page of Goethe's play read simply: "Faust. / Eine Tragödie" ("Faust. / A Tragedy"). The addition of "erster Teil" (in English, "Part One") was retroactively
Goethe's_Faust
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Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' Supportor of Brutus.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet' Nephew to Montague, and friend to Romeo.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Merchant of Venice' The Duke of Venice. 'The Tragedy of Othello' The Duke of Venice.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' A servant to Brutus.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Coriolanus.' Tullus Aufidius, General of the Volscians.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus' Brother to Saturninus.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet' Nephew to Lady Capulet.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Othello, Moor of Venice' Lieutenant to Othello.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' A servant to Brutus.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Macbeth' A nobleman of Scotland.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry V' and 'Henry VI, Part 1' and 'Tragedy of King Lear' Duke of Burgundy.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Coriolanus.' Tullus Aufidius, General of the Volscians.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Coriolanus.' Sicinius Velutus, Tribune of the People.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Macbeth' Thane of Lochaber, a general in the King Duncan's army. After his murder,...
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' Supportor of Brutus.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' A conspirator against Caesar.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' A conspirator against Caesar.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Othello' Venetian Senator, father of Desdemona.
Girl/Female
Shakespearean
Tragedy of King Lear' Daughter to King Lear.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet' Juliet's Father, head of the Capulet house, at variance with the...
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Christian, French, German, Greek, Indian, Latin, Spanish, Swedish
Horn Yellow
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Cónán, CONAN means "little hound."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Fulfill Wish
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Modern
Focussed; Who Knows Direction
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Excellence of Religion
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : variant of Greenhow.Americanized spelling of French Grignon.
Female
Yiddish
(לִיבָּ×) Variant form of Yiddish Libe, LIBA means "love." Compare with another form of Liba.
Female
English
Pet form of English Margaret, MADGE means "pearl."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Devine
Boy/Male
Indian
Protector; Guardian; Loyal
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n.
An actor or player in tragedy.
n.
A dramatic poem, composed in elevated style, representing a signal action performed by some person or persons, and having a fatal issue; that species of drama which represents the sad or terrible phases of character and life.
a.
Of or pertaining to tragedy; of the nature or character of tragedy; as, a tragic poem; a tragic play or representation.
n.
In the Greek tragedy, a song of the chorus, continued without the interruption of dialogue or anapaestics.
n.
A writer of tragedy.
n.
A writer of tragedy.
a.
Of or pertaining to satyrs; burlesque; as, satyric tragedy.
a.
Like tragedy; tragical.
n.
A dramatic composition; a comedy or tragedy; a composition in which characters are represented by dialogue and action.
pl.
of Tragedy
n.
The shoe worn by actors of comedy in ancient Greece and Rome, -- used as a symbol of comedy, or of the comic drama, as distinguished from tragedy, which is symbolized by the buskin.
n.
A woman who plays in tragedy.
a.
Mournful; expressive of tragedy, the loss of life, or of sorrow.
n.
A fatal and mournful event; any event in which human lives are lost by human violence, more especially by unauthorized violence.
n.
A tragedy; a tragic drama.
n.
A kind of drama representing some action in which serious and comic scenes are blended; a composition partaking of the nature both of tragedy and comedy.
a.
Partaking of the nature of, or combining, tragedy, comedy, and pastoral poetry.
n.
The representation or exhibition of a comedy or tragedy; as, he attends ever play.
n.
The Muse of tragedy.
v. t.
To recite or repeat in private for experiment and improvement, before a public representation; as, to rehearse a tragedy.