The document defines and describes several types of comedy in literature and drama. It begins by defining comedy as a genre that is amusing and satirical, with a cheerful or happy ending. It then divides comedy into two categories: low comedy, which uses slapstick, drunkenness or buffoonery to create laughter; and high comedy, which relies on wit, satire or criticism of life. The document goes on to define romantic comedy, comedy of humors, comedy of manners, sentimental comedy, and tragicomedy - providing 1-2 sentences on each genre's focus or characteristics.

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2. Definition Of Comedy
Comedy is a literary genre and a type of dramatic work that
is amusing and satirical in its tone, mostly having cheerful
ending. The motif of this dramatic work is triumph over
unpleasant circumstance by which to create comic effects,
resulting in happy or successful conclusion.

3. Comedy
Low Comedy High Comedy
A comedy can be
divided into 2 categories
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4. Low comedy, in association to comedy, is a dramatic or literary form of
entertainment with no primary purpose but to create laughter by boasting,
boisterous jokes, drunkenness, scolding, fighting, buffoonery and other riotous
activity. It is also characterized by "horseplay", slapstick or farce. Other
examples include one throwing a custard pie into another's face. This definition
has also expanded to include lewd types of comedy that rely on physical jokes
High comedy, or pure comedy is a type of comedy characterized
by witty dialogue, satire, biting humor, or criticism of life.

5. Romantic Comedy
Romantic comedy is a genre in which the development of a romance leads to
comic situations.
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6. Comedy Of Humors
The comedy of humours refers to a genre of dramatic comedy that focuses on
a character or range of characters, each of whom exhibits two or more
overriding traits or 'humours' that dominates their personality, desires and
conduct.
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7. Comedy Of Manners
The comedy of manners is an entertainment form which satirizes the manners
and affectations of a social class or of multiple classes, often represented by
stereotypical stock characters
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8. Sentimental Comedy
Sentimental comedy is an dramatic genre which sprang up as a reaction to
the immoral tone of English Restoration plays. In Sentimental comedies
middle-class protagonists triumphantly overcome a series of moral trials.
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9. Tragicomedy
Tragicomedy is a literary genre that blends aspects of
both tragic and comicforms. Most often seen in dramatic literature, the term
can variously describe either a tragic play which contains enough comic
elements to lighten the overall mood or a serious play with a happy ending
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