 The story also matches the template for Elizabethan tragedians with its episodes of heroism, comedy, irony, sentimentality and ultimately tragedy.In short, the fact that the story can so easily be seen as fitting an established dramatic template has made it hard not to interpret it that way.Describing the disaster as "one of the most fascinating single events in human history," Stephanie Barczewski identifies a number of factors behind the continuing popularity of the "Titanic"s story.