1. Name. Komal Jadav
Roll no. 18
Enrollment no. 2069108420200016
Email ID. komaljadav3498@gmail.
com
Topic. Anti-sentimental Comedy
Submitted to. Department of English
(MKBU)
The Neo Classical Literature
2. Entymology of Comedy
● The word comedy derived from the
Classical Greek word “Komoidia”
● In Modern usage Comedy means sense of
Laughter Provoking
● The purpose of Comedy is to amuse
audience
A play characterized by its humorous or
satirical tone and its depiction of
amusing people or incidents, in which the
characters ultimately triumph over adversity.
(SHAKESPEARE’S
COMEDIES)
3. ● The Greeks and Romans
use the word comedy for
the description of stage
plays with Happy-Ending
● Aristotle define comedy
as an imitation of man
worse than average
while tragedy is an
imitation of men better
than the average
4. What is Sentimental Comedy?
● Sentimental Drama contains both
comedy and sentimental tragedy
● Sentimental comedy is an 18th-
century dramatic genre which sprang
up as a reaction to the immoral tone of
English Restoration plays.
● It appeals especially with our falling
sorrow and pity and compassionate
sympathy
● Sometimes it is comedy of vulgarity,
mannerless and profanity
5. Anti-sentimental Comedy
● Reaction against
sentimental comedy
● Also known as
“Comedy of
Manners”
“Artificial Comedy”
● Oliver Goldsmith and
Richard Brinsley found Anti-
sentimental comedy
● Directly Connected with
Sophisticated high class
family
6.
7. Wit
Wit is a form of
intellegent humour.
Ability to say
things in a clever
way with Laughter.
8. Laughter
● Laughter is the soul
of Comedy
● It’s prime aim to
make people Laugh
which sentimental
doesn't fulfill.