Tragedy in A Dolls House

A Tragedy is a broad term. It may refer to any work of literature that has an unhappy ending for the main character. Like most literary categories however, tragedy must frequently be re-defined when referring to individual works of literature. It also seems to change definition during time periods.
Tragedy, unlike comedy, is serious drama. Its objective is to portray characters’ strengths and weaknesses. Traditionally, the tragic hero or heroine is a person of importance caught in a set of circumstances from which he or she cannot escape and whose only choice ultimately is to accept his or her fate.
In its original Greek form, a tragedy concerned important people--usually of royal blood--who were caught up in adverse or fateful circumstances not of their own doing and from which there was no way out. Later, Shakespearean tragic heroes were also extraordinary people--kings, queens, noble men or women, and military leaders--who endured hardships and fought against them. Like G...