#drama the literary genre of works intended for the theater
supertype: #writing_style__writingstyle__literary_genre__genre a style of expressing yourself in writing
subtype: #closet_drama drama more suitable for reading that for performing
subtype: #comedy light and humorous drama with a happy ending
subtype: #black_comedy__blackcomedy comedy that uses black humor
subtype: #commedia_dell'arte Italian comedy of the 16th to 18th centuries improvised from standardized situations and stock characters
subtype: #farce_comedy__farcecomedy__farce__travesty a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
subtype: #high_comedy a sophisticated comedy; often satirizing genteel society
subtype: #low_comedy__lowcomedy a comedy characterized by slapstick and burlesque
subtype: #melodrama an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization
subtype: #seriocomedy__tragicomedy a comedy with serious elements or overtones
subtype: #situation_comedy.comedy__situationcomedy a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life
subtype: #slapstick a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes
subtype: #tragedy drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
subtype: #tragicomedy a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating
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