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1 Renaissance Tragedy Andre' Stewart & Ben McHenry

2 Definition Revived the classical Greek tragedy fusing Elizabethan drama and storyline complexities with a more morbid ending. Where The Protagonist usually dies.

3 Tragedy Most Plays of this type deal with monarchy. Where it has to do with a king or prince dying

4 Some Examples Hamlet and Macbeth

5 Aristotle Believed in the fact that tragedy is based on pre-determined fate. Also you cannot change it even if you try.

6 Elizabethan Believed that you had the power to do great things everyday and nothing is predetermined. That everyday is like floating.

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