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Neko [114]
3 years ago
6

A serious play that may have a sad ending is called: A.) a comedy B.) a melodrama C.) a satire D.) a drama

English
2 answers:
lord [1]3 years ago
8 0
Drama!
Hope this helped!
   -Jello-
Yuliya22 [10]3 years ago
7 0

The answer is D: a drama.

Drama is, in general terms, a form of representation with actors on stage. As such it could be categorized, in rough terms, as either a tragedy or a comedy. However, in colloquial terms, the word drama has also come to mean a play that is related more closely to a tragedy which are characterized by the solemnity of the performance, of a serious nature, which makes a protagonist struggle with forces stronger than himself or herself and that, through various plot twists, can present a sad ending, usually in the form of resignation or stoic solace, or sometimes even honorable death.

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