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Unit 3 Different Types of Drama Comedy: happy endings; to make the audience laugh. Tragedy: usually involves serious subject matter and the death of one or more main characters Farce: sub-category of comedy; typically involve mistaken identities, lots of physical comedy and outrageous plot twists. Melodrama: the characters tend to be simplified and one-dimensional; involves a villain a heroine, and a hero who must rescue the heroine from the villain. Musical : story is told not only through dialogue and acting but through music and dance DYING IS EASY, COMEDY IS HARD  Comedy is an expression and a dramatic genre (类型) that is intended to amuse. Comedy is associated with wordplay, pleasurable release of tension, and Imbued with a playful spirit, comic entertainment frequently incongruous (不协调) or ridiculous aspects of It generally follows a of theatrical surprises that a sense of delight in the viewer. Of all dramatic genres, comedy is the most performed. _______ _____ ______________, _____ , _______ . _______ ______ _________. ______ ______ Comedy is a an universal form of expression and a major dramatic genre (类型) that is intended to amuse. Comedy is associated with humorous behavior, wordplay, pleasurable feeling, release of tension, and laughter. Imbued with a playful spirit, comic entertainment frequently exposes incongruous (不协调) or ridiculous aspects of human nature. It generally follows a fixed pattern of theatrical surprises that leads to a sense of delight in the viewer. Of all dramatic genres, comedy is the most widely performed. characters theme climax settings stage directions language conflicts play College English-2 Unit 3 Stage directions : words in brackets in a play to set up properties in the proper place ; to indicate a change in