I've read plenty of tragedies in my english career. Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, The Iliad and The Odyssey just to name a few. All of those are clearly tragedies with all of the deaths that occur in them. As we dove into the definition of tragedy, my idea of what a tragedy is broadened. Especially when we looked at the tragedy of commons. The idea of when someone doesn't contribute to the good of the community, something bad is more likely to happen to them is very interesting. It ties into the way literature teaches values and lesson that are hidden within the words.
I also enjoyed when we did the "save the last word for me" activity. It gave us the chance to explain our thoughts while hearing everyone else's opinion on our choices too. I thought it helped us get a broader understanding of tragedy by hearing the others in our groups choices. It was reassuring to hear that what they others chose I also had highlighted in the reading. So after doing that activity I felt that i had a really good grasp on the idea of tragedy. Tragedy
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