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Tragi Comedy AND One Act Play

A tragicomedy is a play that blends elements of both tragedy and comedy. It can make the audience laugh and cry. Characteristics include a mix of tragedy and comedy, importance of sarcasm, and realistic characters dealing with universal themes. William Shakespeare wrote several tragicomedy plays, including Cymbeline, The Merchant of Venice, and The Winter's Tale. One-act plays contain only a single act performed without interruption. They are typically shorter than multi-act plays and contain scenes within the single act. Common types include realistic plays, problem plays, satires, romances, and fantasies.

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Tragi Comedy AND One Act Play

A tragicomedy is a play that blends elements of both tragedy and comedy. It can make the audience laugh and cry. Characteristics include a mix of tragedy and comedy, importance of sarcasm, and realistic characters dealing with universal themes. William Shakespeare wrote several tragicomedy plays, including Cymbeline, The Merchant of Venice, and The Winter's Tale. One-act plays contain only a single act performed without interruption. They are typically shorter than multi-act plays and contain scenes within the single act. Common types include realistic plays, problem plays, satires, romances, and fantasies.

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TRAGI COMEDY

AND
ONE ACT PLAY
TRAGI COMEDY

What is Tragicomedy Play?


A play that blends elements of both tragedy and
comedy is known as a Tragicomedy.The remarkable
thing about a Tragicomedy is that it can make you
laugh and cry.A Tragicomedy might be a serious drama
interspersed with funny moments that periodically
lighten the mood,or a drama that has a happy ending.
Definition of Tragicomedy:-
Tragicomedy is a literary device used in fictional works.It contains both tragedy
and comedy.Mostly,the characters in tragicomedy are exaggerated,and sometimes
there might be a happy ending after a series of unfortunate events.It is incorporated
with jokes throught the story,just to lighten the tone.
Eg : William Shakespeare –The Merchant Of Venice

Characteristics of Tragicomedy:
1.Mix of tragedy and comedy
2.Importance of sarcasm
3.Blunt end
4.Realistic characters
5.Universal themes
6.The funny character
Shakespeare's Tragicomedy Plays:
Shakespeare’s plays generally accepted as Tragicomedy plays are:
1. Cymbeline
2.The Merchant Venice
3.The Winter’s Tale

Why was Tragicomedy Created?


These plays had themes that were quite serious,Sometimes tragic,but would pesent them through
absurdity and comedy.This type of Tragicomedy is often intended as a way to illustrate the dual nature of
reality,in which both extremes coexist often within the same moment.
ONE ACT PLAY
Definition:
A Dramatic composition that contains only one act.
A distinct feature of one act plays is that they are performed without disruption or intervals.A
one act play is usually shorter in duration than a full length multi-act play and man contain one or more
scenes within the act.
One Act Plays by major dramatists:
1.Euripides-Cyclops
2.Moliere-The Flying Doctor
3.Anton Chekhov-A Marriage Proposal
4.Arthur Miller-A Memory Of Two Mondays
Four stages of One- Act-Play:
1.The Exposition
. 2.The Conflict
3.The Climax .
4.The Denouement

The One Act Play can be divided into different types as-
1.Realistic Plays
2.Problem Plays
3.Phantasies
4.Costume Plays
5.Satire
6.Romance
1.Realistic Play:
Characters speak in naturalistic,authentic dialogue without verse or poetic Stylings, and
acting is meant to emulate human behaviour in real life.
Example:Anton Chekhov- The Seagull
2.Problem Play:
Problem play,type of drama that developed in the 19th century to deal with controversial
social issues in a realistic manner,to expose social ills,and to stimulate thought and discussion on
the part of the audience.
3.Satire:
Satire is a genre of the visual,literary and performing arts.The use of homour,irony and
exaggeration in works of literature to ridicule and critique a person or socity.
4.Romance:
Romance or Romantic love is a feeling of love for,or a strong attraction towards another person,and
the courtship behaviour under taken by an individual to express those overall feelings and resultant emotions.
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