drama vs comedy
Definitions
noun
- an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
- the quality of being arresting or highly emotional
- the literary genre of works intended for the theater
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
Examples
Academic excellence was matched with extra-curricular activities of every description - from drama through sport to foreign travel.
For centuries, scholars have squabbled over the design of the ship, which was crucial to defeating the Persians in the Battle of Salamis in 480 B.C., part of a wider war that included the fight at Thermopylae dramatized in the film "300.
The premise kinda sounds interesting and it has a good cast, but it also sounds a bit too overdramatic and emo …
Definitions
noun
- light and humorous drama with a happy ending
- a comic incident or series of incidents
Examples
Sony Pictures Animation has a full slate of films including the mouth-watering 3D comedy Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, which opened as the #1 movie in North America on September 18, Hotel Transylvania, now in pre-production and, in association with Columbia Pictures, The Smurfs, now in production.
I think it's certainly quite a lot of the comedy that I've been involved in is quite extreme, if you like, and the extremity is part of what's funny about it.
The story of the guilt-ridden woman who knows she can never be a good enough mother is beautifully judged in its mixture of comedy and depression.
