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Similarities Between Comedy And Comedy

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Of course, every story has a genre - fantasy, drama, nonfiction, historical - but casual readers rarely acknowledge the fine details of different works that help define them as part of a certain category. Some defining features are obvious, like spaceships in a science fiction novel or magic in a fantasy, but where is the line drawn when it comes to concepts, both big and small, that are simply hard to define or restrict. No matter how different they may seem, even two completely different genres may have surprising similarities hidden underneath their exterior; the old cliche “never judge a book by it’s cover” just so happens to have truth to it. However, some may say that this is not the case, that some works are so different that there cannot be significant parallels between them. With a sharp eye, though, one can actually start to pick up on unexpected similarities between vastly different genres, like tragedy and comedy. Although those two words likely have a stark contrast to each other when the average person thinks of them, a diligent mind can find that works as different as Aristophanes's Oedipus Rex and Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales often contain similar themes about human nature and desire for power and happiness. Typically, a comedy is simply defined as a humorous work. However, what many don't know, is the classic definition of comedy - it usually involves a rise, and is supposed to end in marriage. Clearly, this definition has changed over time, but it

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