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 == Tragedies and Tragedians ==
-Some of the most famous classic tragedies are '''Greek Tragedies''' which include:
+'''Greek Tragedies''' include:
 * [[Euripides]]<ref>Stevenson, Daniel C. "Works by Euripides." <i>The Internet Classic Archive</i>. N.p., 1994-2009. Web. <http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/browse-Euripides.html>.</ref>
 ** <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>[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
-The most well known '''British Tragedies''' are those written by William Shakespeare:
+'''British Tragedies''' include:
 * [[Shakespeare]]<ref>AbsoluteShakespeare, . "Shakespeare's Plays." <i>Absolute Shakespeare</i>. N.p., 2000-2005. Web. <http://absoluteshakespeare.com/plays/plays.htm></ref>
 ** <i>[[Hamlet]]</i> - While attempting to avenge his father's death, Hamlet is murdered, along with many other characters.
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 ** <i>[[Antony and Cleopatra]]</i> - Antony commits suicide after assuming he has lost his lover, Cleopatra, to another man; she finds him dead and commits suicide as well.
 ** <i>[[Romeo and Juliet]]</i> - Romeo and Juliet are star-crossed lovers who commit suicide for fear of not being together.
 ** <i>[[Julius Caesar]]</i> -
 == Some Views on Tragedy ==