Friedrich Schiller's Kabale und Liebe (1784). General characteristics Bourgeois tragedies tend to propagate the values of the bourgeois class to which their heroes belong. Their ideal is the virtuous citizen, who is excluded from state affairs and whose intentions are focused on his private life and the life of his family. Values like virtue, humanity, individuality and true feelings are cherished in bourgeois tragedies. References 18th-century introductions Drama Tragedies (dramas) Bourgeoisie