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Tragedy and Comedy

Tragedy and Comedy. The classic definition of tragedy and comedy is simply about the way the story ends: tragedy has a sad ending and comedy has a happy one. What is Tragedy?. Tragedy is connected to old age, winter, night time, fear, discouragement, darkness, and death.

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Tragedy and Comedy

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  1. Tragedy and Comedy The classic definition of tragedy and comedy is simply about the way the story ends: tragedy has a sad ending and comedy has a happy one.

  2. What is Tragedy? • Tragedy is connected to old age, winter, night time, fear, discouragement, darkness, and death. • It lacks optimism and is filled with irony and pessimism. • The pop culture idea is that audiences come away from tragedies (e.g. King Lear) with renewed faith in the human spirit’s ability to survive.

  3. What is Comedy? • Symbolically, comedy is connected to summer, youth, bright and active parts of the day, and other happy representations of vigor and strength. • The popular culture ties comedy in with smiles and laughter, while literary criticism ties it to the optimistic idea that chaos and disruption will be changed to order and hope. • In the classical sense, “comedy” isn’t necessarily funny, but in contrast to “tragedy” it has a happy ending.

  4. Example of Tragedy • http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=yPLcZ5Rk3Lg#t=104s

  5. Example of Comedy • http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=b6yYd6Pq7Ic

  6. Now, It’s Your Turn… • Try thinking of examples from television, film, or literature that clearly fit into one of the two categories.

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