Tragicomedy

Tragicomedy (or dark comedy or black comedy) refers to fictional works that blend aspects of the genres of tragedy and comedy. In English literary history from Shakespeare to the nineteenth century, tragicomedy refers to a serious play with a happy ending.

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Fiction - Genre - Tragedy - Comedy - English literary history - Shakespeare - Nineteenth century - Play

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:Polonius:

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:The best actors in the world, either for tragedy, comedy, history, pastoral, pastoral-comical, historical-pastoral, tragical-historical, tragical- comical-historical-pastoral, scene individable, or poem unlimited: Seneca cannot be too heavy, nor Plautus too light. For the law of writ and the liberty, these are the only men.

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Seneca - Plautus

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:William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act II, Scene 2

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William Shakespeare - Hamlet

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