Tragedy or Tragi-comedy - T Martin Flashcards
“A story of c…., family d…. and the abuse of p….”
“A story of corruption, family dysfunction and the abuse of power”
“Despite the inclusion of c…. c….. [the play] presents an u…., d…. world”
“Despite the inclusion of comic conventions [the play] presents an unpleasant, distasteful world”
The play “is d…. than is a…. for comedy [..] beacuse an atomsphere of s…. and a sense of m… hang over the play.”
The play “is darker than is approptriate for comedy [..] beacuse an atomsphere of somberness and a sense of mortality hang over the play.”
“The play is deeply m.. in situations of existential a… and despair, moral d…. and the threat of i…. family divisions.”
“The play is deeply mired in situations of existential anguish and despair, moral depravity and the threat of irrevocable family divisions.”
“Marriage seems […] a matter of control and p…, imposed on couples in an a…. and d…. manner, not the natural and h… conclusion of a c…”
“Marriage seems […] a matter of control and punishment, imposed on couples in an arbitrary and despotic manner, not the natural and harmonious conclusion of a comedy”
