Oh, my heart goes out to you if you’re giving her a dial: Melpomene is the muse of tragedy. Any work that’s centered around grief, be it a heart-wrenching one-act play or an emotional eulogy ...

Melpomene, the Muse of Tragedy, is portrayed with a sorrowful expression, holding a tragic mask and a club or sword. Mask performance: In ancient Greek theater, masks were essential to the ...

Beginning with pieces from the 1700s, The Tragic Muse is divided temporally and philosophically into four sections: Fate and Tragedy, Grief and Sentiment, Tragic Actors and Actresses, and Solitude and ...