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 | | Such exceptional suffering and calamity, then, affecting the hero, and generally extending far beyond him, so as to make the whole scene a scene of woe, are essential ingredients in tragedy, and the chief sources of the tragic emotions, and especially of pity. |
 | | It is therefore inherent in Shakespearean tragedy that the tragic hero or protagonist is responsible through his own behavior or action, for the exceptional nature of the catastrophe itself. |
 | | First of all, in Shakespearean tragedy, we will be dealing with a man of high estate: a king, a prince, a general, etc. Normally, we will hear about him from others before he makes an entrance in the play. |
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