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I believe it was W.C. Field.
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The quote "There is a thin line between comedy and tragedy" is often attributed to American author Mark Twain. This statement reflects the idea that humor and sadness can sometimes be closely intertwined in storytelling and human experience.
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Who said that comedy is just tragedy with timing?
Well, I highly doubt he was the first to say it, but Seth Cohen said "Comedy is just tragedy plus time" in season 2 of the OC. Sorry if that's not very helpful. But I love the OC! =)
What is the main difference between a shakespearian comedy and a shakespearean tragedy?
The ToneThe main difference between Shakepearean comedy and Shakespearean tragedy is the tone. The comedy is designed to be funny, while the tragedy will be sad... that is the main difference, and one that you can predict before even reading them. The difference is that a comedy has a light romantic spot to it while usually the tragedies have killing and despair. People laugh in a comedy and people cry in a tragedy. Well, a comedy is supposed to make people laugh. A tragedy often makes people cry. The EndingA Shakespearean comedy, by definition, is one of Shakespeare's stories with a happy ending. The difference between that and a tragedy is that tragedies always have a sad ending. The use of actual jokes and comedy didn't play a part in creating either genre, because it, especially innuendo, was used in both types. The simple answer is that in a tragedy they die at the end, in a comedy they get married. The comedies end happily, usually with everybody getting married. The tragedies end sadly, usually with everybody getting dead. A comedy has a happy ending. A tragedy has a sad ending. The comedy ends happily but the tragedy always ends in death. Traditionally a comedy will end in a wedding and a tragedy with the death of a main character. In the comedies a whole lot of people get married at the end. In the tragedies a whole lot of people die at the end. One ends with a smile; one ends in tears. The PlotComedy leads towards resolution and tragedy leads towards devastation. There can be funny parts in a tragedy and sad parts in a comedy.
Why is tragedy often called the most optimistic?
Because, as Eugene Ionesco said, the characters in a tragedy have a tragic fate, but a fate of their own nonetheless. The characters in a comedy in the absurd genre (The Bald Primadonna, Waiting for Godot...), though not to be taken seriously, have no fate, which can be considered even more tragic. They can be deemed of being soul-less puppets.
What is a greek root word for funny play?
A Greek term for a funny play is a comedy and is said in Greek as komodia. The word comedy is said in Latin as comoedia.
Is Romeo and Juliet a comedy of tragedy?
"Romeo and Juliet" is a tragedy. The play tells the story of two young lovers from feuding families whose relationship leads to their untimely deaths, rather than a comedy which typically ends in marriage. The themes of love, fate, and conflict are central to the tragedy of the play.
Does anyone remember a comedy movie that said be excited be be excited in it?
Requiem for a Dream. Although its not a Comedy.
What is the difference between line symmetry and line of symmetry?
A symmetrical shape is said to have line symmetry. A shape that has line symmetry can have one or more lines of symmetry
When is a point said to be between to other points?
Do you mean "Between two other points? If yes, when it lies on a straight line between both points that are farther away and on the same line.
What is the difference between tragedy comedy melodrama and farces?
Tragedy has a protagonist (the main character who gains the audience's sympathy) who possesses character flaws that lead to his own undoing-he is himself responsible for the disaster that befalls him. Comedy is a humorous treatment of an otherwise dramatic, or serious subject-while the plot may have its characters doing silly or absurd things, it also allows moments of serious reflection and may even be said to teach a lesson. Farce is humor for sheer enjoyment-characters are not usually as three-dimensional as in comedy. Just as farce is less intellectually deep than comedy, melodrama is less intellectually inclined than a drama, and more designed to stir emotion-characters have less depth, and may be broadly described as good guys and bad guys. Any story may have one or more elements of any of these.
What does comedy revolve around Saturn Venus Mars or Earth?
comedy typically revolves around the characters of said comedy experiencing a series of humorous experiences
Who said she's standing on a line between giving up and seeing how much more she can take?
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Who was the 6th century BC Greek poet who is said to have invented the 'Greek tragedy'?
Thespis
