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* Tragic [[protagonist]] achieves a degree of [[anagnorisis]] or enlightenment; also an acceptance of his/her [[hamartia | flaw]].
* Tragic [[protagonist]] achieves a degree of [[anagnorisis]] or enlightenment; also an acceptance of his/her [[hamartia | flaw]].
* Tragic [[protagonist]] makes important choices. Her/his choices matter because they effect more than just his/her life.
* Tragic [[protagonist]] makes important choices. Her/his choices matter because they effect more than just his/her life.
== Tragedies and Tragedians ==
* [[Euripides]]
** <i>[[Medea]]</i>
* [[Sophocles]]
**<i>[[Oedipus Rex]]</i>
**<i>[[Antigone]]</i>
* [[Shakespeare]]
** <i>[[Hamlet]]</i>
** <i>[[Othello]]</i>
** <i>[[MacBeth]]</i>
** <i>[[King Lear]]</i>


== Some Views on Tragedy ==
== Some Views on Tragedy ==