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domestic tragedy |
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domestic tragedyDrama in which the main characters are ordinary people. This form of tragedy contrasts with Classical tragedy, in which the main characters are of royal or aristocratic rank. An early domestic tragedy, A Warning for Faire Women (1599), deals with the murder of a merchant by his wife. The form became popular in the mid-18th century and reached its maturity in the 19th-century bourgeois tragedies of Henrik Ibsen. Gerhart Hauptmann, Eugene O'Neill, and Arthur Miller wrote important 20th-century domestic tragedies. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| At this affecting appeal, Goodwin got up a little domestic tragedy of her own, and shed tears copiously. He smiled queerly, as a man would smile after telling some hideous domestic tragedy. The woman walked up and down, the very figure of Domestic Tragedy. |
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