tragic or sad
- Thread starter durra
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'Tragic' seems much more dramatic than 'sad' does.
Most ends are sad.
Examples of tragic ends: someone young, talented; unfulfilled potential; sudden death; unexpected death; tragic circumstances e.g. in a disaster; someone who dies leaving a young family behind, and so on. "Tragic" says something about the circumstances of the death.
Examples of tragic ends: someone young, talented; unfulfilled potential; sudden death; unexpected death; tragic circumstances e.g. in a disaster; someone who dies leaving a young family behind, and so on. "Tragic" says something about the circumstances of the death.
You may also be interested in this article, which explains some of the connotations of tragic in its strictest sense. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy