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Comedy

Amuses audience by emphasizing human limitations rather than human greatness and ends happily.




Example: "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare is a romantic comedy because it presents young lovers falling in and out of love, but it happens in a very humorous way with a happy resolution.

High Comedy

Characterized by grace, elegance and wit; intellectual comedy.




Example: "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde is an example of high comedy because it uses clever wordplay and a rebellious persona to comically defy the social norms of a Victorian society.

Low Comedy

Crude, boisterous comedy; slapstick and crude jokes; physical comedy.




Example: Shakespeare's play "The Twelfth Night" is an example of low comedy because the main character Malvolio is egotistical and acts foolishly to win the heart of a woman. Shakespeare makes a point about pretentiousness in this comedy.

Farce

Type of drama related to comedy but emphasizing improbable situations, violent conflicts, physicalaction, and coarse wit over characterization or articulated plot.




Example: "She Stoops to Conquer" by Oliver Goldsmith is an example of farce because it manipulates themes, human behavior and the plot to incorporate farcical touches to the play.

Romance

Type of drama whose likable characters are placed in difficulties from which they are rescued andattain their ends or have their good fortunes restored.




Example: Pride and Prejudice (not able to underline) by Jane Austen is an example of romance because the main character is an independent woman (which was unusual in this time period) and is ashamed at her mother's attempts to marry her off, before reluctantly and slowly becoming acquainted with a suitor named Mr. Darcy.

Satire

Blends ironic humor and wit with criticism directed at a particular folly, vice or stupidity. Satire seeksto correct, improve, or reform through ridicule.




Example: Huckleberry Finn (cannot underline) by Mark Twain is an example of satire because it humorously criticizes controversial aspects of culture that had a negative impact on African American culture during the time that it was written in.

Prologue

An introductory section of a literary work or an introductory speech in a play.




Example: The prologue in "Romeo and Juliet" by Shakespeare begins with: "Two households, both alike in dignity/(In fair Verona, where we make our scene),..." and it acts as a foreword to the actual events of the play.

Epilogue

A concluding section of any written work during which the characters’ subsequent fates are brieflyoutlined.




Example: The epilogue in "Romeo and Juliet" by Shakespeare begins with: "A glooming peace this morning with it brings;/The sun for sorry will not show his head..." and it acts as a post-play description to affirm the feelings felt by the time the events are finished unfolding.

Exposition

The setting forth of a systematic explanation of or argument about any subject; or the openingpart of a play or story, in which we are introduced to the characters and their situation, often by reference to preceding events.




Example: In the opening scene of "Othello" by Shakespeare, an argument between Roderigo and Iago characterizes these two characters, grabs the readers interest, and introduces the main conflict in the play.

In Medias Res

Latin term which means “into the midst of things.” A story that starts in the middle of the action thengradually reveals the beginning by use of flashbacks.




Example: Homer in The Iliad and The Odyssey - the action serves as the opening scene.