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tragedy

A tragedy is play or written work in which the main character is destroyed by his own weakness or things that he can not deal with. In Shakepeare's tragedy Macbeth, Macbeth is destroyed by his own ambition and greed.

tragedy

(= calamity, disaster) an event resulting in great loss and misfortune the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity the earthquake was a disaster drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity

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Simple sentences

Tom wrote a tragedy with a happy ending.
Tom's infatuation with Mary resulted in tragedy.
As a rule, I prefer a comedy to a tragedy.
The story has in it something of the element of tragedy.
The tragedy must be remembered so that it is not repeated.
The tragedy left a scar on my mind.
The tragedy of war must not be forgotten.
Shakespeare wrote both tragedy and comedy.
What is the real cause of this tragedy?
His sudden death was a tragedy.
The tragedy happened suddenly.
Thousands of people lost their lives in the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, and even today hundreds of thousands of people still suffer from the ill-effects of the poisonous gas.
Comedy always includes a little tragedy. That's why there are sad clowns.
The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic.
Love is a comedy in France, a tragedy in England, an opera in Italy, and a melodrama in Germany.
I prefer comedy to tragedy.
Tragedy is a powerful unifying factor for a nation's people.
This would be a terrible tragedy.
That's a tragedy.
What a tragedy!
It was a tragedy.
This is a tragedy.

Movie subtitles

Who is it that bears the sin for this tragedy?
Oh, such a tragedy for a man of words.
The Great Fire was a tragedy that has left an ugly scar.
Tragedy of the Street Third act.
Tragedy of the Street.
It's good that the barrel is aimed towards the enemy, - otherwise a tragedy could have happened.
I know of one young man who has great promise as a writer. and he has written the first act of a tragedy. which would be a credit to one of the masters.
Horrible tragedy, horrible tragedy.
What a terrible tragedy!
Today's tragedy proves this is no superstition: the shark is there.
What a tragedy!
That's no tragedy, we'll find another one.
A tragedy at the museum after you left.
A Shakespearean tragedy with blood and violence?
Tragedy strikes!
You were there at almost the exact time of the tragedy.
To be killed in a war is a tragedy for a commoner. For you. and me. it's a good way out.
Ever since the Kerby tragedy, I've been thinking.
Yes. An actor. Comedy. tragedy.
Don't be so upset. It's no tragedy.
Yes. But it would be unfortunate if the coincidence turned into a tragedy, wouldn't it?
You came in time to see a tragedy.
Anyway, it's no tragedy.
Putting John Mayer under arrest is a tragedy of international contradictions.
It is also a tragedy of the Republic of Korea's Royal Family.
Its grim tragedy seems to fascinate everyone.
Part of living is meeting tragedy and rising above it.
Wouldn't it? That's the tragedy of the rich. They don't need anything.
Tragedy will strike tonight.
Of course, Randy, it is a ghastly and terrible tragedy, particularly to have happened to Drake.
What a tragedy.
There was a terrible tragedy.
This opera is tragedy, signorina.
I'm too happy. That's why you said. the tragedy was something I could never understand.
Real tragedy has touched your life. and very deeply.
But now there is a chance to forget tragedy, my child.

News and current affairs

That neglect is a human tragedy.
It would be more than a tragedy - it would be unparalleled political folly - if, because of a lack of commitment and political foresight, the West were to squander its successes in Afghanistan.
That tragedy can be read on many levels, each more heart-rending than the next.
It is a tragedy that a great democracy should have so ugly and vast a prison system corroding both its reputation and its polity.
America has now suffered around 30 shooting massacres over the past 30 years, including this year's deadly dozen; each is a gut-wrenching tragedy for many families.
The tragedy of such thinking is that it does not allow for any moral and political complexity or nuance, yet that is exactly what will be needed if the many problems surrounding Iran are to be resolved.
Had we been more confident and less full of bluster, we would have organized seminar after seminar to analyze what happened, to understand the reasons behind it, and to plan for a future without a similar tragedy.
A prolonged moratorium on offshore and other out-of-bounds energy exploration makes sense, but the real tragedy of the BP oil spill will be if the changes stop there.
Some hoped that the Greek tragedy would convince policymakers that the euro cannot succeed without greater cooperation (including fiscal assistance).
Can Kosovo achieve independence without the tacit consent of Russia, and can there be a humanitarian and political solution to the tragedy in Darfur without the active goodwill of China?
It will be a tragedy - especially for the Palestinians - if they promote or condone terrorism.
This represents a tragedy that is as avoidable as it is immense.
Karl Marx wrote that history always repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce.
One might fear that Camp David proves to be the tragedy and Annapolis the farce.
And that could well be the greatest tragedy of all.
But handwringing will not help; we - individuals - must accept real responsibility for ending the tragedy and press our leaders to act.
But this would lead to an even greater tragedy.
But the stakes in Libya today are more appropriately underscored by the tragedy in southern Iraq in the waning days of the Persian Gulf War 20 years ago.
In the case of Greece, history might turn out more like a much larger version of Argentina's tragedy.
The tragedy is that, once that battle was won, the peace was lost.
If the first scandal was a tragedy, the second was more like a farce.
Worse, he has refused to acknowledge Iran's own role in the tragedy.
Advocating a carbon tax in response to the oil spill does not have to be just a way of exploiting tragedy in the Gulf to help finance outsized government spending.
September 11, 2001, was a terrible tragedy by any measure, but it was not a historical turning point.
The environmental disaster destroying seaside communities around the Gulf of Mexico and killing off marine life is a globally important tragedy.
Of course, I may be far too optimistic in thinking that the tragedy in the Gulf will spur a more sensible energy policy that attempts to moderate consumption rather than constantly seeking new ways to fuel it.

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