A humours play that makes fun of how rich people act and follow social rules, especially inromance and showing off.
Sentimental Comedy :
In the 18th century, there was a type of drama where ordinary people faced moral challenges and succeeded in the end.
Comedy of Humour :
A comedy that focuses on a character/a range of character. It was introduced by Ben Janson. It depicts the characters in a funny way.
Tendency Comedy :
A genre of comedy that laughs at a person, not because he is ridiculous but because he is being ridiculed. The laughter is mocking and mean-spirited.
Festive Comedy :
A genre of dramatic comedy through its comic subplots.
The comic behaviour of characters are less elevated.
It's the process of renewal + regeneration that let's life go on.
There is a happy union at the end.
Stucture of Comedy :
Harmony
Complication
Disorder of Chaos
Resolution
Restoration
Characters of Comedy :
The Imposters - Person says more than the truth
The Self-Deprecators - Persons says less
The Buffoons - Has too much wit (Aristole also has "The Boor" - has too little wit )
Why is Comedy a Problematic Genre ? :
It has an influnce on others. It generates laughter which could become confusing to what's morally right and wrong. It has an affect on human behaviour.
