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| Antigone |
in an ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles, the heroine and title character, who buries her brother in defiance of a state edict and is executed. |
| catastrophe |
the aftermath of the climax in a drama, esp. classical Greek tragedy; denouement. [1/3 definitions] |
| Desdemona |
in the Shakespearean tragedy, Othello, Othello's wife, whom he murders out of unfounded jealousy. |
| King Lear |
the title character and protagonist of a tragedy by William Shakespeare. |
| Macbeth |
the title character and protagonist of a tragedy by William Shakespeare. |
| monody |
an ode recited or sung by a single voice, as in a Greek tragedy. [1/2 definitions] |
| Oedipus |
in an ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles, the protagonist and title character, who unwittingly kills his father and marries his mother. |
| Othello |
in a tragedy by William Shakespeare, the title character, who murders his wife in the mistaken belief that she has been unfaithful. |
| tragic |
having to do with tragedy. [1/3 definitions] |
| tragicomedy |
a stage play or other literary work that combines tragedy and comedy, or a real event or series of events of similar character. |
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