5.1.11 and 7.1.11 or Tragic Elements and Structure

Tragic Elements

There are usually three elements that tragedies go by, which are :

By the way, I'm using Romeo and Juliet to help with my example things :)

1. Suffering - This is normally toward the central character and the audience have to watch and see how it is dealt with and created, e.g. in Romeo and Juliet, the character's suffering is that their parents won't let them be together.
2. Disorder/Chaos - The main character breaks down, which then draws the other characters into it. There is also the idea that the character's break down reflects the break down of society, e.g. when Mercutio is killed by Tybalt, Romeo takes revenge and kills Tybalt, which leads to him being exiled which then means that he and Juliet can't see each other, which then leads to their (sort of) accidental death. The breakdown of society being the feud between the two families, and the fighting that this causes.
3. Death (dum dum dum-dum dum dum-dum dum-dum dum-dum) - This usually occurs towards the end of the tragedy, where the protagonist ( :O BIG WORDS - I hope I used it in the right place) usually dies. Of course, there can be other deaths during the tragedy, like in Romeo and Juliet, where Tybalt, Mercutio, Romeo and Juliet all die. I hope I didn't forget anyone really obvious there :/

Tragic Structure

You often get 5 stages in your average classic tragedy. These are:
(Thought I'd stick to Romeo and Juliet as an example, a) because I like it, and b) because apparently Hamlet is a bit iffy when it comes to tragic structure, so I thought I'd see how that pans out in class first before using it as an example)

1. Introduction - Setting the scene, introducing characters etc. For example, part of the introduction of Romeo and Juliet is explaining about the rift between the Montague's and the Capulet's.
2. Complication/Problem - Well, a  huge problem in Romeo and Juliet is that they fall in love in the first place, although different complicating actions take up the bulk of the story until it gets to...
3. A climax - The part of the tragedy that sort of changes everything, what the complicating actions have been building up to.The fake death scene, for example. Romeo ends up killing himself just as Juliet wakes up, causing her to kill herself because she can't face life without him. Aww.
4. Understanding - E.g. when Romeo and Juliet's family realise that they were really in love.
5. Resolution - Society returns to normal? Most things return to how they should be, e.g. the Montague's and Capulet's end the feud. (Not sure if there's supposed to be an apostrophe there, but I put one in because that's how I did it first and tbh neither look right)