Despite the pastoral and often joyous mood throughout much of the symphony, the closing minutes include some tragic or more serious elements.

In writing Jackie, Davies incorporated both comic and tragic elements.

And the tragic elements are distorted by an unfortunate breathlessness; sometimes you get the feeling you're watching nothing more significant than a daytime soap.

This sad event is the tragic element which led to the end of the royal question.

What are the conspicuous tragic elements in human nature?

Many origin stories involve tragic elements and/or freak accidents that result in the development of the hero's abilities.

One of them emphasized the tragic elements in the work.

This underlying tragic element shows the serious nature of Shakespeare's critique of love.

His decision to commit suicide has tragic elements because he's so totally abandoned.

In Poland, chick lit often features tragic elements, like kidnapping or the specter of suicide.