what is one difference between the heroes of elizabethan tragedies and those of greek tragedies?
Welcome to Scribd! Difference Between Classical Greek Tragedy and Shakespearean Tragedy. The essence of tragedy, be it Greek or Shakespearean is the rendering of human suffering and a contemplation of the nature of manâs destiny in relation to the universe. It is here that all tragedy is one. But an in depth analysis of the features of tragic drama as was in vogue in ancient Greece reveals that in structure and conceptualization, classical Greek drama has some differences with the tragedy as practiced in the Elizabethan times, especially by Shakespeare.