the literary genre of works intended for the theater

of or relating to or characteristic of comedy

drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity

arousing or provoking laughter

of or relating to or characteristic of comedy

comedy that uses black humor

Italian comedy of the 16th to 18th centuries improvised from standardized situations and stock characters

a comedy characterized by grim or satiric humor; a comedy having gloomy or disturbing elements

a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

a sophisticated comedy; often satirizing genteel society