the differences of tragedy and comedy From what I can tell the difference between a good comedy and a good tragedy are the effects of the audiences intended to see or read. There are a few key differences that change them from one genre to the next and these differences really only rely on the hero to separate them from “comedy” to “tragedy”. What I notice is in the comedy the hero is normally playful and funny to a degree or at least until he is needed to take on a really serious role which even
A tragedy is a style, usually used in plays, that begin with a problem that affects everyone, the whole town or characters involved. A comedy also begins with a problem, but not as important. The characters try to solve an issue and it usually ends in a joyful manner. Yes, these genres are seen as being different from each other, there are some attributes of the two that may categorize them as similar. One detail of these genres that can be compared and contrasted is the narrative or plot. A comparison
Funny or Die A tragedy is beginning with a problem that affects everyone, for example, the whole town or all the characters involved, the tragic hero must solve this problem and this results in his banishment or death. A comedy is defined as also beginning with a problem, but one of less significant importance. The characters try to solve the problem and the story ends with all the characters uniting in either a marriage of a party. Although these two genres are seen as being complete opposites
April 2016 The Merchant of Comedy The Merchant of Venice, a story of despair and pain. Wait, nevermind it’s a comedy. There are too many humorous scenes for it not to be a comedy. It may not seem very funny but, in this time period this play would have been very humerous. I still think this play is a comedy because what isn’t funny about women pretending to be men, how Shylock and if you compare this play to Shakespeare’s other works you can easily see that this is a comedy. Men pretending to be women
Lear Ado (A Comparative Analysis of Dramatic Genres Between Shakespeare’s, King Lear and Much Ado About Nothing) Within the world of drama and performance, there are two central ends of the genre spectrum. These are essentially the “light and dark” of the stage. These opposite ends of the spectrum are comedy and tragedy, respectively. While some people may prefer one genre over the other, these both find ways to tell great stories with greatly different methods. One eternally famous playwright
“ Life is a Tragedy for those who feel, and a Comedy for those who think” said Jean De La Bruyere. Like in Oedipus, Oedipus feels all the pain when he learned the truth. In The Wife of Bath, the knight think through his decision making when the aged women ask him to pick a question. A tragedy is about human potentiality, while comedy is about the struggle between the youth and the old. Although comedy and tragedy both have character’s flaw, comedy and tragedy are completely contradictory. One starts
were comedies and tragedies. These polar opposites appealed to many because of the way they brought the story to life. The same story written in both of these styles could have a completely different effect on the audience based on the style used. Although completely dissimilar, the two styles did have some similarities, which kept
“ Life is a Tragedy for those who feel, and A Comedy for those who think” said Jean De La Bruyere. Like in Oedipus, Oedipus feels all the pain when he learned the truth. In The Wife of Bath, the knight had to think through his decision making when the old women ask him to pick a question. A tragedy is about human potentiality, while comedy is about the struggle between the youth and the old. Although comedy and tragedy both have character’s flaw, comedy and tragedy are complete contradictory. One
of comedy or tragedy. As with poems and other forms of literature, the classification may be clearly known or it can be a topic of question, requiring additional analysis and justification in order to pinpoint the author’s direction and or intentions. William Shakespeare’s “A Merchant in Venice” includes a myriad of characters, dialogue, situations, and moods that make classifying this piece of literature somewhat difficult. However, this play should ultimately be viewed as a romantic comedy due
“Suddenness”: The Symposium as a Tragic Comedy “All of a sudden he will catch sight of something wonderfully beautiful in its nature; that, Socrates, is the reason for all his earlier labors.” (210E) “Then, all of a sudden, there was even more noise. A large drunken party had arrived at the courtyard door and they were rattling it loudly…” (212C) “You always do this to me ¬– all of a sudden you’ll turn up out of nowhere where I least expect you!” (213C) “And then, all of a sudden, while Agathon