Sarah Manning Secondary English Education Step One: Go to www.shakespeare-online.com Step Two: Look on the right hand side of the page. Click on the section titled “Characteristics of Tragedy, History, and Comedy” Sarah Manning Step Three: Read the paragraph on the characteristics of tragedies. When you are finished click the link in the paragraphs titled “Senecan Tragedy” Step Four: Read about the Senecan tragedy and write down 3 important facts you find in your reading.