victor's tragic narrative

language: en

definitions

  1. A story or account told by a winner that emphasizes the profound loss, suffering, or heavy emotional and material costs incurred during or after their success.
    en: A story or account told by a winner that emphasizes the profound loss, suffering, or heavy emotional and material costs incurred during or after their success.
  2. A literary or archetypal theme where the protagonist's victory or conquest serves as the direct catalyst for their eventual moral, physical, or psychological destruction.
    en: A literary or archetypal theme where the protagonist's victory or conquest serves as the direct catalyst for their eventual moral, physical, or psychological destruction.

examples

  1. Despite his military triumph, the general's memoirs revealed a victor's tragic narrative of loss and regret.

    Despite his military triumph, the general's memoirs revealed a victor's tragic narrative of loss and regret.

  2. The play explores the victor's tragic narrative, showing how the crown eventually destroyed him.

    The play explores the victor's tragic narrative, showing how the crown eventually destroyed him.