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What characterizes a tragic work in literature or drama?

What characterizes a tragic work in literature or drama?

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A tragedy.

Step-by-step explanation:

A tragedy is a literary drama where the protagonist suffers a great catastrophe or misfortune. The rising action of the story is characterized by the protagonist facing conflict. The climax is where the protagonist faces the conflict and has to take action on the conflict (they can no longer run). The falling action is the consequence of the choices the protagonist makes. The resolution is oftentimes the protagonist's death or a great loss.

An example, of a tragedy, is Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Ex: The departed soul of Denmark's King begs his son Hamlet to avenge his death by assassinating the new king, Hamlet's uncle. Hamlet pretends to be insane, muses on life and death, and wants vengeance. Fearing for his life, his uncle devises schemes to assassinate Hamlet. The play concludes with a duel in which the King, Queen, Hamlet's opponent, and Hamlet all die.

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