Tragedy? This word is so common nowadays. When I think of tragedy I think of death. I think of a missing person who was never found, or a missing person who was found not okay. I think of those killed by bombs and massacres. I think a child who never got to be an adult, or an adult who never got to be old and wise. Death is a most common and basic form of tragedy. In literature a tragedy is merely a form of drama in which the audience delights in the pain of others. It sounds messed up but it's really just a relief people feel when they read or watch a tragedy. It's been around since the times of Ancient Greece and is about human mistakes and the suffering and change brought about by it. Aristotle, the Greek philosopher was the first person to define a tragedy, he said "Anyway, arising from an improvisatory beginning (both tragedy and comedy—tragedy from the leaders of the dithyramb, and comedy from the leaders of the phallic processions which even now continue as a custom in many of our cities), [tragedy] grew little by little, as [the poets] developed whatever [new part] of it had appeared; and, passing through many changes, tragedy came to a halt, since it had attained its own nature." Tragedy has been able to stick around for a longtime, changing only slightly, gradually over time. It's been a part of many cultures and languages around the world. Although it is not the most common thing today, it is still a prominent part of our lives and our history.
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Taylor Swift
10/30/2017 06:52:33 am
The old taylor is dead just like people in tragedies
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