The story of romeo and juliet was well known to those who attended the play in shakespeare’s day. the audience knew that the end result would be a tragedy. literary terms: a drama is a play written for stage, radio, film, or television, usually about a serious topic or situation. a tragedy is a dramatic play that tells the story of a character, usually of a noble class, who meets an untimely and unhappy death or downfall, often because of a specific character flaw or twist of fate. brainstorm a list of modern films or novels that have endings known to the audience. how do these films and novels keep the audience interested?