When a piece of work has a serious drama typically describing a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force, and has a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion that excites pity or terror, it classifies as a tragedy. The most famous tragedies were written by authors hundreds of years ago. Those works consisted of incredible structure and meaning that allows readers to learn from the characters' mistakes. The tragedies of Antigone and Othello were written with …showed first 75 words of 816 total…

…showed last 75 words of 816 total…The difference is that one has regret and one does not. The tragedies of these stories have morals that can be interpreted differently by everyone. Was loyalty to family worth death to Antigone? Should Othello have committed suicide? The way the audience is forced to ask themselves these questions at the tales' endings, is a clear illustration of what great tragedies these two works are, and why they are so widely read today. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**