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PorsonsLawandMiddleComedyPorsonslawthat. Singing soulful songs with accomplished musicians Sheila Dee is at the center of chaos caused by her Uncle Jerry a comic seeking revenge Joined by Piper an ambitious and jealous backup singer Eddie or is it Edie a man who goes too far and Mr E a dru Comedy. We call cultural content meant primarily to generate laughter and mirth “comedy”. Most, if not all, genres include comedic elements. Some argue that any story where the low-born or put-upon rise to a higher station and a better end is a comedy. : A Synopsis. Braden J. Krien .  University Honors Program .  University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The Divine Comedy. is an epic poem by the Dante Alighieri in which the character Dante must travel through Hell and Purgatory with the aid of Virgil before he is brought into Heaven by the first love of his life, Beatrice. The poem is not only the story of an imagined physical journey through the afterlife but also a allegorical journey towards salvation and a representation of the development of the poet.. Farce: . a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited . situation rather than upon the development of character. . Comedy of Manners: . A comedy satirizing the . attitudes and behavior of a particular social group, often of fashionable. “. It is . clear. . that. . humour. is . far more superior . than. humor.” . – . Oscar Wilde. BRITISH COMEDY: . THE FOUR S’S. STAND-UP COMEDY. SKETCH. SITCOM. SATIRE. STAND-UP COMEDY. a . 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. Definition of Comedy. Comedy . is a genre of film that features light hearted stories designed to entertain and amuse an audience with . humour. .. Comedy . is one of the oldest genres in film. In fact some of the first silent movies were comedies.. Dr. JB. MC Eli. Count Zach. Czar Phillip. Definition of Humor. A comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement.. Comic: of, pertaining to, or characterized by comedy. Absurd: utterly or obviously senseless, contrary to all reason or common sense. in Hong Kong. . Bilingual. . Improv. Brigade. 香. 港浸會大學知識轉移處. Knowledge Transfer Office. Hong Kong Baptist University. Project Leader. Dr. WEE . Lian-Hee. Department . Aristotle defined comedy as one of two main forms of drama—comedy and tragedy. Most contemporary views see comedy as a form of humorous text. Why are we amused?. Relief theory. Reducing physiological tension caused by the self-censoring of the baser instincts (Freud). All genres include comedic elements. Some argue that any story where the low-born or put-upon rise to a higher station and a better end is a comedy. Comedy is not content-specific. May have to do with just about anything. Measure for Measure. ?. EN301: Shakespeare and Selected Dramatists of his Time. Festive comedy. In his essay ‘The Argument of Comedy’ (1949), Northrop Frye identified “a . social as well as an individual . Romantic Comedy. Bellringer. What is your favorite Romantic Comedy? Was the relationship believable? . What makes this your favorite romantic comedy?. If you don’t enjoy romantic comedy, explain why not.. HNC Creative . M. edia Production . Genre. According to . my research . ‘genre’ . is from 19. th. century France.. T. he . French for genre is either "kind" or "sort", . I. t . is any category of literature, music, or other forms of art or entertainment, whether written or spoken, audio or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. .