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A pattern where a flaw or fate drives ruin — not the same as a downward fortune curve.
Tragedy as a *plot type* is a pattern where flaw, choice, or fate drives ruin — the story argues about downfall, not uplift. Booker and others name this shape; it is intent metadata, not a fortune graph.
Do not confuse it with a downward fortune curve: you can trace a tragedy plot type while fortune briefly rises mid-book.
Why it matters
Plot type labels help you shape intent without confusing them with emotional arc curves.
Common pitfalls
Readers feel tragedy (plot type) when stakes tighten after the ally refuses to help.