In which tragic form are the central figures of the play caught in a series of tragic circumstances?

Both traditional and modern tragedy

Explanation:

Traditional tragedy or classical tragedy is the tragedy that consists of a single time span, setting, and one main protagonist.

Whereas, Modern Tragedies consists of more than one protagonist, realistic time, and more than one plot.

The similarities between both types of tragedy are that they both have catharsis, which means that they both have there main characters caught in tragic circumstances.