Essay | The Evolution of Tragedy in Dramatic Literature

There are many genres of dramatic literature: tragedy, epic and comedy are examples. Tragedy is a genre of dramatic literature which has been around for a long time, since the times of ancient Greece to modern times. As different tragedies were written throughout the times, the way tragedies were written has changed. The way that tragedies have changed can be evaluated by viewing tragedy as a system, with the elements being the hamartia, hubris, peripeteia, anagnorisis, and catharsis.

A tragedy is a serious play in which the main character, by some peculiarity of character, passes through a series of misfortunes leading to a final, devastating catastrophe.

There are 5 elements of a tragedy as a system, hamartia, hubris, peripeteia, anagnorisis, and catharsis. The hamartia is a term from Greek tragedy which literally means "missing the mark." The hamartia is the tragic flaw in which the main character possesses. The hamartia...
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