Question

Ernesto read a play about a king who returns home after many years and finds a strange man exiting his wife’s bedroom. The king curses the man and orders that he be executed, but later he learns that the stranger was his grown son, who he had not recognized.
Although the play ends badly for the king and his family, a few points of humor in the play break up the tension.

Which of the following is a term to describe those moments of humor?
A. tragedy
B. comic relief
C. satire
D. farce

Answer 1

The correct answer is B - comic relief. Comic relief refers to bits of humor within a story that temporarily settles some tension.