| The Greek tragedian Euripides, for example, rarely took first prize in Athenian dramatic competitions. |
| I couldn't do that, so I found I had to become a sit-down tragedian who got up a lot. |
| They discuss theatrical affairs before the players arrive, when Hamlet has their chief tragedian recite a speech about the destruction of Troy. |
| The archon allotted to each tragedian his actors, paid at state expense, and a producer. |
| How could Milton the classicist, the tragedian, the epic writer, reject Plato, the Greek tragedians, and Homer himself? |
| Comedian, tragedian and heartthrob, his distinction lies in the very indistinction of his career. |
