A comedy is a literary work with a happy ending. Comedies often show ordinary characters in conflict with society. These conflicts often arise through misunderstandings, trickery, and concealed identities. As a result of these conflicts, moral faults and social wrongs are usually corrected. Conflicts in comedies are often temporary, meaning that the characters usually triumph in the end.

A tragedy is a work of literature resulting in catastrophe for the main character. The main character is often noble and morally good, which can cause the audience to pity the character when disaster strikes. The character’s downfall is caused by a tragic flaw within the character, such as pride, jealousy, or doubt.

Sometimes, a character speaks out loud when he or she is alone on stage. A speech given entirely by one person, or character, is called a dramatic monologue. Although only one character is speaking, that character has a listener on stage or is talking to the audience.

Compare your notes to the following review. Did you capture all these important points? A drama can be either a comedy or a tragedy. Dramas are intended to be performed for an audience. A performance of a play is lead, or run, by a director. A play script is divided into sections called acts, and acts have smaller sections called scenes. Changes in acts and scenes indicate changes in time or setting. Play scripts consist mostly of dialogue, or speaking among two or more characters. A long speech by one character can be either a dramatic monologue (to another character) or a soliloquy (thinking aloud while alone). Dialogue spoken directly to the audience but not intended to be heard by other characters is called an aside. Stage directions tell actors where to move and how the characters feel.

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