Catastrophe

In literature, the catastrophe of a story is a resolution that is negative in mood, or a "bad ending." This applies solely to tragedies. Whether or not this is the case depends on the "miniature crisis."
* If the "miniature crisis" is positive, then the resolution is either positive or neutral.
* If the "miniature crisis" is negative, then the resolution is negative, thus it is a catastrophe.
Catastrophes have been widely known and used since the Ancient Greeks wrote their tragedies more than 1,000 years ago.