A comedy has a happy ending (and can be amusing) and a tragedy has a sad ending
Tragedy is sad, comedy is funny, or satirical.
In Shakespeare's plays, the major difference between a tragedy and a comedy is that the main character dies in a tragedy. A Shakespearean comedy can be very tragic and depressing, but so long as the main character remains alive, it is not actually a tragedy.
Usually features an extraordinary hero
A Shakespearian comedy always ends on laughter however a Shakespearian tragedy ends with death.
comedy is comedy tragedy is tragedy
Comedy is adveho and Tragedy is tragoedia
A tragedy normally centers on a single individual.
Comedy tragedy masks today have special names given to them. The comedy masks are called Thalia, after the muse of comedy, and the tragedy masks are named after Melpomene, the muse of tragedy.
A tragedy ends in the death of several if not all of the characters while a comedy ends in a wedding or celebration of some sort yet most comedies are not actually funny.
basically the only difference is the ending. a comedy will have a happy ending i.e. wedding, whereas a tragedy will have a sad ending usually the death of the main character. either one can have funny or sad parts throughout but the ending is what makes it a comedy or a tragedy.
The opposite of tragedy is comedy. Comedy typically features light-hearted and humorous elements, as opposed to the serious and somber tone of tragedy.
Uses an extraordinary hero.