Varieties of Drama-Comedy

a form of musical theatre in which the emphasis is on real people in real situations

• low comedy

• romantic comedy

• high comedy

• musical comedy

A humorous attack on accepted conventions of society

• parody

• farce

• caricature

• satire

A play that is quite physical, sometimes rude, and highly exaggerated

• caricature

• high comedy

• low comedy

• parody

A kind of comedy involving clowning, practical jokes, and unlikely characters and situations

• comedy

• farce

• musical comedy

• parody

Physical comedy

• caricature

• high comedy

• farce

• slapstick

a play that presents an idealized love affair

• low comedy

• romantic comedy

• high comedy

• comedy of manners

an exaggeration of a certain feature of a character or literary work

• high comedy

• caricature

• parody

• low comedy

A play that uses clever lines, word plays, and allusions

• romantic comedy

• musical comedy

• high comedy

• low comedy

Mocks a certain work by imitating the author's style for comic effect

• low comedy

• comedy

• farce

• parody

a play that shows the humorous traits of a particular segment of society

• high comedy

• romantic comedy

• comedy of manners

• low comedy