ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -In drama, particularly the tragedies of classical antiquity, the catastrophe is the final resolution in a poem or narrative plot, which unravels the intrigue and brings the piece to a close. In comedies, this may be a marriage between main characters; in tragedies, it may be the death of one or more main characters.

Detailed explanation-2: -catastrophe, in literature, the final action that completes the unraveling of the plot in a play, especially in a tragedy. Catastrophe is a synonym of denouement. The term is sometimes applied to a similar action in a novel or story.

Detailed explanation-3: -Basically, the catastrophe is when the hero undergoes his last chunk of suffering. In an extra tragic tale, the hero might even kick the bucket. In Shakespeare’s tragedies, the hero almost always ends up six feet under.

Detailed explanation-4: -Catastrophe comes from a Greek word meaning “overturn.” It originally referred to the disastrous finish of a drama, usually a tragedy. The definition was extended to mean “any sudden disaster” in the 1700s. Nowadays, catastrophe can be used to refer to very tragic events as well as more minor ones.

Detailed explanation-5: -The oil spill was an environmental catastrophe. Experts fear a humanitarian catastrophe if food isn’t delivered to the refugees soon.