ɪn ɐ sˈɪmpəl kɐtˈæstɹəfi, ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ tʃˈeɪndʒ ɪnðə stˈeɪt ʌvðə mˈeɪn kˈæɹɪktɚz, nˈɔːɹ ˌɛni dɪskˈʌvɚɹi ɔːɹ ʌnɹˈævəlɪŋ; ðə plˈɑːt bˌiːɪŋ ˈoʊnli ɐ mˈɪɹ pˈæsɪdʒ ˌaʊɾəv ˌædʒɪtˈeɪʃən, tə kwˈaɪət ænd ɹᵻpˈoʊz.
In a simple catastrophe, there is no change in the state of the main characters, nor any discovery or unravelling; the plot being only a mere passage out of agitation, to quiet and repose.