ended in tragedy, with all hands lost at sea.
. A tragic aspect or element »
[The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 2009:392].
«Tragedy:
. (Esp. in classical and Renaissance drama) a play in which the protagonist, usually a man of importance and outstanding personal qualities, falls to disaster through the combination of a personal failing and circumstances with which he cannot deal;
. (In later drama, such as that of Ibsen) a play in which the protagonist is overcome by a combination of social and psychological circumstances;
. any dramatic or literary composition dealing with serious or sombre themes and ending with disaster;
. (In medieval literature) a literary work in which a great person falls from prosperity to disaster, often through no fault of his own;
. the branch of drama dealing with such themes;
. the unfortunate aspect of something;
. a shocking or sad event; disaster »
[Collins English Dictionary: Complete and Unabridged, 2003:482].
«Tragedy:
. disaster, catastrophe, misfortune, adversity, calamity, affliction, whammy
(informal, chiefly US), bummer (slang), grievous blow: have suffered an enormous personal tragedy.
. Quotations
«Tragedy is clean, it is restful, it is flawless» [Jean Anouilh, Antigone] «Tragedy ought to be a great kick at misery» [DH Lawrence]
«All tragedies are finish d by a death, comedies are ended by a marriage» [Lord Byron, Don Juan]
«The world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel [Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford]
[Collins Thesaurus of the English Language, 2002:543].
Також можливий ряд синонімів до слова «tragedy», таких як: calamity, catastrophe, disaster, cataclysm, misfortune, bad luck, act of God, force majeure, inevitable accident, unavoidable casualty, vis major, apocalypse, kiss of death, meltdown, plague. Всі вони виразно підкреслюють напруженість і конфлікт.
«Tragedy:
. a. a medieval narrative poem or tale typically describing the downfall of a great man. a serious drama typically describing a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force (as destiny) and having a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion that elicits pity or terror
. a. a disastrous event; calamity. misfortune ». [Merriam-Webster s Collegiate Dictionary, 2005:385]
Зауважимо, що в самому визначенні знову відчувається роздвоєння: the downfall of a great man - герой має величчю духу, що підносить його над обивателями, і врешті падає в безодню. Пагорб героя знову протиставляється морального падіння.
«Tragedy - a drama, usually in verse, portraying the struggle of a strong-willed protagonist against fate as predestined by mysterious, divine, social, or psychological, forces, culminating in disaster and death, caused by a flaw, as envy or ambition, in the protagonist s character, usually resolved by the protagonist s belated recognition and accept...
