Sometimes, experiencing people's struggles, sadness or pain can bring sort of a pleasurable feeling or a type of entertainment. This would be considered a type of drama called tragedy. Tragedy is the type of drama caused by loss, pain, or human suffering. The word "tragedy" has been used to describe different phenomena at different times. It is an important part of developing different cultures, negotiation, struggle, and change (Tragedy, Wikipedia). There are different types of tragedy that explain why characters act certain ways throughout a story. Tragedy of the Commons is when people act how they want according to what they want to do, instead of like everyone else. “However, the term is presently used when describing a problem where all individuals have equal and open access to a resource.” (Tragedy of the Commons, Wikipedia). Revenge tragedy is when the protagonist is seeking revenge for a made up or a real injury. “Most scholars argue that the revenge tragedies of William Shakespeare and his contemporaries stemmed from Roman Tragedies” (Revenge tragedy, Wikipedia). Tragedy is also something that all people can relate to because we can learn a lot from the characters struggles. Seeing how they handle their tragedy can give the audience a different outlook. In this way, the characters are able to teach valuable lessons such as, how to deal with certain situations.
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