Plots from history

Characters from the lesser gentry/middle estate

Characters are exalted

Conflicts are on a smaller scale

Conflicts are more significant

Comedies celebrate life.

Tragedies express a rejection of life.

The (In)Evitability Principle sees the threats evaded by "good luck" that breaks the chain of causality.

The Evitability Principle sees the threats supported by their own causal effects (the domino effect).

Showed the common errors that all humans make and suggest what we should not do

Watching a tyrant's downfall teaches some kind of lesson but that is not its purpose.

Hamlet is this genre of play:

Macbeth is this genre of play:

Richard the II and III are this genre of play:

Midsummer Night's Dream is this genre of play:

Midsummer Night's Dream may be a parody of this tragedy or vice versa:

Othello is this genre of play.

The comic hero must display at least the minimal level of personal charm or worth of character it takes to win the audience's basic approval and support.

Tragedy depicts the downfall of a basically good person through some fatal error or misjudgment.

Aristotle distinguishes between tragedy which depicts people of high or noble character, and comedy which imitates those of low or base character. However, nobility in this case does not refer to wealth or status but, instead, moral rectitude. As such, even a poor man can be a tragic hero as long as he is morally good.

This term means a "tragic recognition or insight" when a tragic hero realizes the web of inevitability that he/she/they have entagled themselves in.

This term means "plot reversal": a pivotal or crucial action on the part of the protagonist that changes his situation from seemingly secure to vulnerable.

This term means "retribution": the inevitable punishment or cosmic payback for acts of hubris.

This term means "violent transgression": it is the sin par excellence of the tragic hero and is due to more than "pride"...it's due more to a haughty overstepping of one's position, cultural codes or ethical boundaries.

This term means "a tragic error": a bad error (not a fatal flaw) or simple misstep on the part of the protagonist which leads to the downfall/catastrophe. The term literally means "the shot that misses the bullseye."