Life is like a drama of tragedy and comedy. You should learn to enjoy the comic episodes a little more. - Jeannette Walls
Comedy
Life does not always go to plan. Comedy understands this and uses these difficulties to show us the folly of human beings and their behavior. This is it's serious intent. By laughing at the misfortunes of characters on stage we contemplate our own weaknesses. Comedy is a professional entertainment consisting of jokes and satirical sketches, intended to make an audience laugh. Within a comedy, there is always an overall movement towards happiness and fulfillment. |
Farce
The word 'farce is derived from French for 'stuff' or 'stuffing'. It is originated from comic interludes of medieval French religious plays serving as being a light-hearted stuffing in between the more serious drama. It consists of absurd and highly improbable events in the plot, The situation is often humorous because of the ludicrous/absurd nature. There is verbal and physical humour (slapstick). Also, exaggeration is used to create humour. Satires
Satires highlight vices, follies, abuses and shortcomings of a subject with the intent of ridiculing and shaming individuals, corporations and/or society into improvement. The purpose of a satire is constructive social criticism and usually has a deeper meaning. It uses wit as a weapon to draw attention to the wider issues of society |
The difference between Farce and Satires
The main difference between them is that farce is mainly for entertainment, whereas satire uses humour to criticise something. Satire can be a lot more complex than farce as it uses many devices, such as irony, parody, and sarcasm, to achieve its effect.
The main difference between them is that farce is mainly for entertainment, whereas satire uses humour to criticise something. Satire can be a lot more complex than farce as it uses many devices, such as irony, parody, and sarcasm, to achieve its effect.
The beginnings of Dramatic Comedy
The journey begins in the 5th Century BC. Greek writers (like Sophocles) wrote a number of comedies that seemed to establish some rule. The rules were:
Characteristics of a comedy
Some of the characteristics of a comedy include:
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Roman Comedy
Some features of Roman comedies include:
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