1. Name: Dhapa Jetal Ashokbhai
Sem -1
Subject: English paper no.2
Topic: Sentimental comedy definition and
characteristic
Year : 2018/20
Roll no : 16
Email: jetaldhapa@gmail.com
Enrolment no: 2069108420190012
Submit: S.B. Gardi Department of English
Maharaja Krishanakumarsinhji
Bhavnagar University
4. In the 1800 in Britain a new form of drama emerged
known as the sentimental comedy.
The sentimental comedy of the age was a reaction against
the comedy of manners.
In the 18th century was infect a reaction against the comedy
of manners which was popular during the Restoration bun,
rude and sever dialogues.
The aim of the writers of comedy of manners was to make
bun of holly character middle class morality was ridiculed
and the writer made attempt to bring virtue and virtuous
characters satirize.
5. Humor was replaced by pathos and humorous
situations in pathetic situation.
The writer of the sentimental comedy were
moralists and wanted to teach morals through the
medium of there place.
The sentimental comedies were really moral
comedies and sense of morality and virtue
governed them from beginning to end.
It drove out genuine comedy from the English
stage. For
It provided moral lecture in place of entertainment,
it was characterized by emotion of pity and
sympathy and locked wit humor.
7. It was serious from beginning to end was
entirely removed from the realities of life.
It’s characters were not real men and women ,
but production of minds of playwrights.
What is different between comedy of the
manner and Sentimental comedy.
Sentimental comedy on 18th century dramatic
genre which sprang up as a reaction to the
immoral ton of English restoration plays.
In sentimental comedy middle - class
protagonist triumphantly overcome a series of
moral trials.
8. Here we see and get some idea about
sentimental comedy characteristics of
sentimental comedy. Then we can say that
every human have humour in nature.