Which statements describe the rising action of a tragedy’s plot? check all that apply.

a series of events develop the plot’s central conflict.
loose ends of the plot are “tied up” to provide closure.
suspense builds gradually as the plot progresses.
background information is provided and the play’s setting is revealed.
tension reaches its height in the plot, and a solution to a conflict becomes clear.

The correct answers are: “series of events develop the plot's central conflict.” (A) and  “Suspense builds gradually as the plot progresses” (C). A tragedy is a story that involver a protagonist of a high state who goes from their top point to misery through a sequence of problems and findings because of, usually, a human frailty error. The rising action of it refers to the time when the basic conflict is complicated by the introduction of secondary conflicts, with odds that make difficult to the main character to achieve their goal.  

the anecdote makes readers feel sorry for the man’s lack of heritage, then reminds readers that the man has an equally valuable heritage.