Shakespeare is a well known author who wrote in the 1500's. Many of his plays are classified as tragedies. According to the Oxford dictionary of current English, a tragedy is described as a serious disaster or a sad event. In Shakespeare plays, tragedy is identified as a story that ends unhappily due to the fall of the protagonist, which is the tragic hero. For a play to be a tragedy, there must be a tragic …showed first 75 words of 1229 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1229 total…Juliet is not to rush into things like love, hate and important decisions. All people should think twice about every decision they are making. From all the evidence stated in this paragraph along with the paragraphs above it is said that Romeo and Juliet is classified as a tragedy. WORKS CONSULTED Bloom, Nasold. Modern critical views. William shakespeare the Tragedies.1985 Rackin, Phillis. Shakespeare's Tragedies. 1978 Brodley, A.C. Shakespearian Tragedy. 1986 Oxford school Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet. 1982