PPT-Comedy vs. Tragedy

A play may be a tragedy a comedy or in modern drama a mixture of the two A tragedy depicts serious and important events that end unhappily A comedy ends happily Although most comedies are funny they may also make us think and question. Comedy. Comedy. A comedy is a play that treats characters and situations in a humorous way and has a happy ending.. Comes from the Greek words . komos. . and . ode, . meaning revel song.. Comedies don’t always make you laugh out loud, but usually at least amuse you.. Varieties of Drama. Plays fall into types of categories . Tragedy and comedy are the two chief divisions of drama; all plays may be arbitrarily be placed within the definitions of tragedy and comedy.. Drama: . A story enacted in real space & time by live actors for a live audience (i.e. plays).. Comedy vs tragedy. Comedy=a play that ends happily, . usually. involving boy meets girl, loses her, and then gets her back.. The Stage and the School. Chapter 6. Dr. Neighbours. 2 Recognized varieties of drama:. Tragedy. Generally end in catastrophes. Often have a death at the end. Comedy. Usually lighthearted. Clever dialogue and amusing characters. Questions of gennre - Folio edition, 1623. Mixture of comic and tragic . elements. ‘comic relief’ in tragedies . t. he gravedigger . in Hamlet, . the . Fool in . King Lear. , . Falstaff . in . Henry IV. Genres: Tragedy. Tragedy is considered by many to be the highest literary achievement. Sobering. Thought. Based on human emotion. Achieving catharsis. Timeless. Tragedy. Focus of the protagonist. Ultimately fails in his or her struggle to achieve a goal. Tragedy . It is a . serious. work of Drama that presents the . downfall. of its . protagonist. / . hero. (person better than ourselves) who through . some error in judgment. , . weakness of character. Comedy. Fiction represented in performance (unlike prose). Comes from an ancient Greek word meaning ‘action’. The word ‘play’ was the standard term used to describe drama until Shakespeare’s time. 14. th. March 2012. The most precisely identifiable device [of stage illusion] appears when the old shepherd says to the young shepherd, ‘thou . met’st. with things dying, I with things new born,’ which is not only a species of role reversal but a quotation from . By Mark Twain. Dramatized by . Joellen. Bland. Mark Twain (1835-1910)wrote much about his boyhood adventures in such books as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. This story, however, was set in England in 1547 because the English really enjoyed his stories.. Classical Theater. Beginnings. Early on, two genres evolved, tragedy and comedy.. It was the Greeks who, in the late 6th century B.C., invented Western drama. . From Festival Origins. Performances were vivid affairs, religious and civic occasions, and the entire community came to watch. Part of one’s civic duty.. Comedy. A comedy is a play that treats characters and situations in a humorous way and has a happy ending.. Comes from the Greek words . komos. . and . ode, . meaning revel song.. Comedies don’t always make you laugh out loud, but usually at least amuse you.. Aristotle (384 – 322 BCE). Greek philosopher born in Macedonia. Son of Nicomachus, physician to the king. Entered Plato’s Academy at age 18. c. 342 BCE began tutor to Alexander the Great. Founded the Lyceum. Drama does not rely on narration, however, presents you with speech and action.. Drama, like prose fiction, utilizes plot and characters, develops a theme, arouses emotion or appeals to humor, and may be escapist or interpretive in its dealings with life. Like poetry, it may draw upon all the resources of language, including verse .