| It may not be his most original play but it is his most unrelievedly tragic. |
| But religion tends to be more private than public with them, and the character of their faith tends to be unrelievedly upbeat. |
| Upon receiving the crushing news that one's child has a genetic disorder or birth defect, parents may suppose that the future has suddenly grown unrelievedly bleak. |
| The unexpected slaying of Mercutio in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet drives what had begun as a romantic comedy in the direction of a unrelievedly tragic denouement. |
| Together with the unrelievedly grim tone, a bit of humour here and there might have helped. |
