Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a story written by Gabriel Garcia Márquez set in 20th century Colombia. Marquez recalls the events of a murder twenty years ago. The victim, who in the story is called Santiago Nasar, faces trial by his twin friends because the twins' sister claims that Santiago took her virginity. Since honor was highly valued in Colombian society at the time, their worldview led to the need for their family's honor to be restored by killing Santiago. The result is an impending murder that almost everyone except a small group including Santiago himself knew about. It results in Santiago's death as he never knew what would happen. Aristotle's concept of tragedy consists of plot, characters, diction, thought, spectacle, and melody. First, the plot of the tragedy must have a “joined” beginning, middle, and end for the story to flow. Next, the characters in an ideal tragedy must have a moral purpose that contains a certain realism. Finally, to be spectacular, the tragedy must arouse emotion in the audience. There are multiple descriptions of what a real tragedy is; however Chronicle of a Death Foretold, by Gabriel Garcia Márquez, fits these three descriptors better. Therefore, Chronicle of a Death Foretold could be considered a tragedy. If the novella meets some of the specifications of a novella but doesn't work like a Greek tragedy, perhaps it's something else. Therefore, Chronicle of a Death Foretold could be classified as a "modern tragedy" as it fits the literary styles of Greek tragedies, such as Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, but strays into the realm of more modern writing. First, the first component of Aristotle a true Greek tragedy is the plot. The plot of the tragedy must... be at the center of the paper... truly a spectacle that allows the novella to be classified as a tragedy. Overall, Chronicle of a Death Foretold contains the main elements necessary to classify the tragedy. novel as tragedy. It is clear that there is a plot that can be divided into beginning, middle and end, which is a specification of Greek tragedy. Next, the novella contains characters who give moral lessons to the audience and seem realistic as it is a non-fictional story. Finally, Chronicle of a Death Foretold contains a show that brings emotion to the audience by allowing them to feel for the characters. All of these components are part of what Aristotle describes as a tragedy. However, Aristotle's definition only applies to Greek tragedies, such as Oedipus Rex. These elements provide support for classifying Chronicle of a Death Foretold as a modern tragedy.