ɐmˌʌŋ kɹˈɪɾɪks, ɪt hɐz lˈɔŋ bˌɪn dᵻbˈeɪɾᵻd wˈɛðɚ ðə kɐtˈæstɹəfi ʃˌʊd ˈɔːlweɪz ˈɛnd hˈæpɪli, ænd fˈeɪvɚɹəbli ɔnðə sˈaɪd ʌv vˈɜːtʃuː, ɔːɹ nˈɑːt; ˈaɪ.ˈiː. wˈɛðɚ vˈɜːtʃuː ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz təbi ɹᵻwˈɔːɹdᵻd, ænd vˈaɪs pˈʌnɪʃt, ɪnðə kɐtˈæstɹəfi.
Among critics, it has long been debated whether the catastrophe should always end happily, and favorably on the side of virtue, or not; i.e. whether virtue is always to be rewarded, and vice punished, in the catastrophe.