I think The Wild Duck could be seen as a tragedy because at the end of the play Gina and Hjalamr come back together to carry Hedvig's body to her room. Instead of things continuing to worse for the characters in the book things are starting to get resolved which helps the reader leave the book feeling less sad which is a slight act of catharsis in the authors part. On the other hand I do believe that the play is not a tragedy because to me it seems like more of just random events that are sad and just keep getting worse like at the end of the book some things get resolved but overall not everything is completely resolved so it cannot be seen as a tragedy. The end of the book is far too sad to be a complete catharsis and does not leave the reader feeling better or feeling that they can go on being happier, I actually think that it is intended to make point to the sadness that continues from the death of Hedvig that will continue in Hjalmars grief for his daughter and this is made clear through Relling and Greggers conversation when Relling says "the child torn too soon from her father's heart"(216). The thought on this subject makes clear that all things are not resolved and that in total the end of the story is far too sad to be a tragedy and has no point of catharsis.
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