“comedy of”

The following 5 entries include the term comedy of.

comedy of manners

noun phrase

: comedy that satirically portrays the manners and fashions of a particular class or set

comedy of character

: comedy in which the emphasis is on characterization rather than plot or lines compare comedy of situation

comedy of intrigue

: a comedy of situation in which complicated conspiracies and stratagems dominate the plot

comedy of situation

: comedy in which the comic effect depends chiefly upon the involvement of the main characters in a predicament or ludicrous complex of circumstances compare comedy of character

comedy of errors

noun phrase

: an event or series of events made ridiculous by the number of errors that were made throughout


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