• The Elements That Establish Romeo and Juliet as a Tragedy

     

    Essays2 Literature

Evaluation:
Published: 02.12.1997.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: 4 units
References: Not used
  • Essays 'The Elements That Establish Romeo and Juliet as a Tragedy', 1.
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Extract

Shakespeare is a well known author who wrote in the 1500's. Many of his plays are classified as tragedies. According to the Oxford dictionary of current English, a tragedy is described as a serious disaster or a sad event. In Shakespeare plays, tragedy is identified as a story that ends unhappily due to the fall of the protagonist, which is the tragic hero. For a play to be a tragedy, there must be a tragic hero. In the play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is the tragic hero. The theme of tragedy plays a great role in the play Romeo and Juliet. …

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