I remember a little bit about tragedy from previous years, such as that it has to do with suffering, and sadness. Usually Tragedies are mostly plays right? I can think of a couple examples of tragedy stories but most are plays. I know tragedy comes from Greece. I also know there are some incredibly famous philosophers and playwrights attached to the genre. That is about all I can remember.
What I found about tragedy is this: I was correct, famous philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, and Saint Augustine all spent time analyzing, exploring this genre. Monumental writers such as Shakespeare also loved the genre. The word tragedy derives from classical Greece, Aristotle provides the earliest-surviving explanation of this dramatized genre. There seems to be almost a sub-genre called "Revenge Tragedy", which is a dramatic tragedy in which the main character seeks revenge for an imagined or real suffering or injury. It is thought that revenge tragedy originated from Roman tragedies. Tragedy of the commons seems to have to do with someone being selfish, it is an economic theory in which a person only cares about their own well being and not the "common good". The concept and name came from this man William Forster Lloyd, who wrote an essay using examples of common land. Most of what I found from research just confirmed what I had remembered/thought and then expanded on my definitions. I found out in more detail what I thought I knew, and went into a couple newer ideals such as Revenge Tragedy and the economic idea of the Tragedy of commons.
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