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== Tragedies and Tragedians ==
== Tragedies and Tragedians ==
'''Greek Tragedies'''
Some of the most famous classic tragedies are '''Greek Tragedies''' which include:
* [[Euripides]]
* [[Euripides]]
** <i>[[Medea]]</i> - Medea attempts to take revenge on Jason by slaughtering their children
** <i>[[Medea]]</i> - Medea attempts to take revenge on Jason by slaughtering their children
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**<i>[[Antigone]]</i> - Antigone commits suicide in jail awaiting her execution
**<i>[[Antigone]]</i> - Antigone commits suicide in jail awaiting her execution
**<i>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/554733/Sophocles/30143/Antigone Trachinian Women]</i> - Deianeira attempts to give Heracles a love charm, which turns out to be poison
**<i>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/554733/Sophocles/30143/Antigone Trachinian Women]</i> - Deianeira attempts to give Heracles a love charm, which turns out to be poison
'''British Tragedies'''
The most well known '''British Tragedies''' are those written by William Shakespeare:
* [[Shakespeare]]
* [[Shakespeare]]
** <i>[[Hamlet]]</i> - While attempting to avenge his father's death Hamlet is murdered, along with many other characters
** <i>[[Hamlet]]</i> - While attempting to avenge his father's death Hamlet is murdered, along with many other characters
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** <i>[[MacBeth]]</i> - MacBeth commits regicide, and then himself comes to an untimely end on the battlefield
** <i>[[MacBeth]]</i> - MacBeth commits regicide, and then himself comes to an untimely end on the battlefield
** <i>[[King Lear]]</i> - Cordelia comes to the aid of her father and is imprisoned and sentenced to death
** <i>[[King Lear]]</i> - Cordelia comes to the aid of her father and is imprisoned and sentenced to death
'''American Tragedies'''
Classic '''American Tragedies''' include:
* [[F.Scott Fitzgerald]]
* [[F.Scott Fitzgerald]]
** <i>[[The Great Gatsby]]</i> - Gatsby is betrayed by his own dream, nurtured by meretricious society
** <i>[[The Great Gatsby]]</i> - Gatsby is betrayed by his own dream, nurtured by meretricious society
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