The key element in tragedy is that heroes and heroines are destroyed by that which appears to be their greatest strength.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I think that ultimately any effective drama or tragedy tries to put you as much as it can into the protagonist's shoes.
People have their complexities. They have their heroic moments and their villainous moments, too.
The tragic element of a character is always intriguing I think.
Tragedy is a literary concept.
In the film world, we can all be heroes. In the real world, where heroism can cost you your life or the life of the ones you love, people aren't so willing to make those sacrifices. When they do, they are set apart from the rest of us.
Tragedy is like strong acid - it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth.
A tragic situation exists precisely when virtue does not triumph but when it is still felt that man is nobler than the forces which destroy him.
Heroism often results as a response to extreme events.
What then is tragedy? In the Elizabethan period it was assumed that a play ending in death was a tragedy, but in recent years we have come to understand that to live on is sometimes far more tragic than death.
The essence of a tragedy, or even of a serious play, is the spiritual awakening, or regeneration, of the hero.