#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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