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Romance- Tragic



Sometimes consisting of a lyrical poem of mourning. According to Frye, the hero of a romance tragedy is sometimes spent with animals and the romance setting is typically a forest. Romantics communicate most often internally and easily absorb emotions. Frye also points out that "characteristics peculiar to form are less obvious" (Frye 37). Romeo and Juliet are a fine example when discussing inevitable death as a theme, "it works against the marvelous and often forces it into the background" (Frye 37).



Other Romance-tragic authors/ works of literature...

I was wondering if perhaps, Aphra Behn's Oroonoko, would fit into this category.

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