Varieties of Drama: Tragedy vs Comedy

The difference between tragedy and drama is:

• Tragedy is a type of drama that ends in disaster, while drama is a broader genre that includes various forms of storytelling.

• Drama is a type of tragedy that always ends happily, while tragedy is a broader genre that includes various forms of storytelling.

• Tragedy and drama are the same, with no differences between them.

• Drama is only performed on stage, while tragedy can be performed in any medium.

Aristotle is known as?

• A philosopher

• A scientist

• A mathematician

• A poet

The cause of the protagonist's difficulties is usually an action brought about by ______ (a character weakness or error in judgement).

• hamartia

• hubris

The most common form of a character's weakness or error in judgment is _____ (or excessive pride).

• hamartia

• hubris

Aristotle believed when an audience viewed a tragedy, they must be made to feel what 2 emotions?

• Fear and Pity

• Joy and Sorrow

• Anger and Happiness

• Love and Hate

What is a protagonist?

• The antagonist in a story.
• A minor character in a story.
• The setting of the story.
• The main character in a story.

By the time a tragedy ends, the pathos has been purged, and the audience feels a sense of release called what?

• hubris

• hamartia

• catharsis
• irony

________ are sober, thoughtful plays that are based on profound human emotions and conflicts that do not change with time or place.

• Drama

• Tragedy

• Comedy

• Farce

The quality of a drama that brings about feelings of pity and compassion in an audience is referred to as what?

• Dramatic irony
• Pathos

• Ethos

• Melodrama

What is the difference between a protagonist in a comedy versus a tragedy?

• The protagonist in a comedy is less than average

• The protagonist in a comedy is average or better

• The protagonist in a comedy fall from leadership and loses respect

• The protagonist in a comedy is emotional