The document discusses the differences between sentimental and anti-sentimental comedy. Sentimental comedy evokes emotion and features middle class characters that are often good. It was popular in the 18th century. Anti-sentimental comedy evokes laughter through portrayals of vulgar upper class society members and their sophisticated and arrogant manners. It uses irony and focuses on wit, laughter, farce, and disguise. School for Scandal is provided as an example of an anti-sentimental comedy through its use of three types of irony.

1. Present by Goswami Gayatri m
Roll no.-11
Topic:-What is different between
Sentimental and Anti-sentimental
Comedy
Sem-1,part-1
Submitted to- Department of English
Heenaba jala

2. I. Comedy
II. Comedy of manners
III. Farce
IV. Romantic comedy
V. Satirical comedy
VI. Tragicomedy
VII. Sentimental comedy
VIII. Anti-sentimental comedy etc…

3.  “someone or something that is sentimental feel
or shows pity or love sometimes to an extent
that is considered exaggerated”.
 Sentimental means relating to or involving
feeling such as pity or love especially for things
in past .
 Sentimental comedy a kind of comedy , that
achieved some popularity with respectable
middleclass audiences in the 18th century.

6.  The anti-sentimental comedy means deals with
the relations and women living in a sophisticated
upper class society.
 The manner in which the other character have been
portrayed is also evidence of the Anti-sentimental
character of the play.
 captain absolute is a practical man and thought he
assumes the name and status of ensign Beverly , he would
not like to forfeits the rich dowry which Lydia bring him.
Mrs.malaprop is a conventional, practical woman ,”whose
attitude to marriage is bussiness-like,sir Anthony to is
practical.

7. “School for scandal "in the use
three types of irony.
“Stoops to conquer” in The
three elements that are existed
in the sentimental play .
 Sentimental comedy
 Sentimental comedy
is weeping comedy .
 Evoking of emotion.
 Sentimental comedy
in middle class
character.
 In the play almost the
character are good.
 Anti -sentimental
comedy
 Anti-sentimental
comedy is laughing
comedy.
 Evoking of people
vulgarity.
 Anti-sentimental
comedy is high class
people are com.
 In the play character
almost sophisticated &
arrogant.

8.  Written by Richards steel
 The preface is written by Leonardo Winch.
 The emphasis is on the importance and primacy of
morality, virtue and manner.
 Steel wanted sentimental comedy to be a source of role
model so he replaced laughter with serious attitude of life.
 “Stoops to conquer”.
 It was a reaction against crude and salacious joke and
behavior.

9.  “School for Scandal”.
 School for Scandal is Anti-sentimental comedy.
 Sir Peter Teazle , in the use three types of irony.
 Anti-sentimental comedy characteristics:-
 Wit
 Laughter
 Farce
 irony : verbal situation and dramatic
 Disguise