What do all of Shakespeare's tragedies have in common?

Then, what do all of Shakespeare plays have in common?

Shakespeare's works fall into three main categories: the plays, the sonnets, and the poems. The plays are further divided into three (sometimes four) categories: the comedies, the histories, the tragedies, and the romances. I will give you some information on the subdivisions of the plays.

Similarly, how is a Shakespearean tragedy different from a regular tragedy? In Shakespearean tragedy there is a complete absence of the chorus. Shakespeare needs no chorus for commentary while the action is what constitutes the play. But whereas in Greek drama the chorus offered time gaps between two sets of tragic actions; in a Shakespeare play this is achieved by comic relief.

One may also ask, what makes a Shakespeare play a tragedy?

Tragedy is a serious play or drama typically dealing with the problems of a central character, leading to an unhappy or disastrous ending brought on, as in ancient drama, by fate and a tragic flaw in this character, or, in modern drama, usually by moral weakness, psychological maladjustment, or social pressures.”

What are the 4 great tragedies of Shakespeare?

Four Great Tragedies: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth (Signet Classics) Mass Market Paperback – June 1, 1998. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The greatest tragic plays of William Shakespeare—including Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth.