#tragedy

What is existence for but to be laughed at if men in their twenties have already attained the utmost?

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It is frequently the tragedy of the great artist, as it is of the great scientist, that he frightens the ordinary man. If he

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Tragedy asks us to walk a delicate line. We are to acknowledge that life’s miseries strike deep, striking to the heart of

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For the aesthete, tragedies are interesting to observe, but uncomfortable to experience.

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My life: a tragedy booed off the stage by the gods after only the first act. Friends: none. Just a few acquaintances who

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It happened that a fire broke out backstage in a theater. The clown came out to inform the public. They thought it was a

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