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Tragedy
Comedy
Types of Drama
Comedy
Farce
Modern Comedy
Melodrama
Tragedy
Musical
Greek Tragedy
Elizabethan Tragedy
Opera
Modern Tragedy Performance Arts
History Plays
Screenplays
Comedy
Usually
means something meant to
make the viewer laugh.
Tragedy
In
ancient times, it was often a historical
dramas featuring the downfall of a great
man.
• Example: Hamlet, Macbeth, The Crucible
In
modern theater, it usually involves serious
subject matter and the death of one or
more characters.
Greek Tragedy
Involves
the destruction of some noble
character due to fate.
Elizabethan Tragedy
Involves
the death of some noble character
due to a tragic flaw.
• Example: Romeo and Juliet
Modern Tragedy
The
story is told not only through dialogue
and acting but through music and dance.
• Example: Les Miserables, Annie
Opera