Commedy Characteristics Flashcards

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What are the characteristics of old comedy

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It mocked traditional tragic tone and words
Actors played gods, politicians and ordinary citizens
Everybody was ugly
They wore smiling masks
Informal and undignified speech
Reveled in obscene jokes

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What are the characteristics of new comedy

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The plays have deep suffering first and then a happy ending
Comedy of character and situation
Made up of stock characters
Interest is not in the plot, it is in how people behave

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