ɪn kˈɑːmədiz, ðɪs mˈeɪ biː ɐ mˈæɹɪdʒ bᵻtwˌiːn mˈeɪn kˈæɹɪktɚz; ɪn tɹˈædʒədiz, ɪt mˈeɪ biː ðə dˈɛθ ʌv wˈʌn ɔːɹ mˈoːɹ mˈeɪn kˈæɹɪktɚz.
In comedies, this may be a marriage between main characters; in tragedies, it may be the death of one or more main characters.