do you think laughter or the comedy weakens the seriousness conveyed by the play?

Question

or underscores all the seriousness of the play's message?

Answer 1

Comic relief is an age-old tradition in the theater. Unrelieved tragedy runs the danger of pathos descending into bathos - or simply of being too emotionally draining. Shakespeare, perhaps the greatest playwright of all time, used comic relief in all his tragedies (although The Fool's "comedy" in King Lear is much too ironic too be very humorous.).
Some comedy, mixed in with the tragedy, underscores the seriousness of the play and makes it much more realistic since in real life itself, that mixture is almost always the case.

Answer 2

Oh comedy can DEFINITELY underscore the seriousness conveyed in a play. Comedy is only funny when it mirrors reality. And one thing I have noticed about the human psyche is that when you approach it from ALL emotional angles THAT'S when you really impact it, and that is what makes a truly memorable play! ALL comedy gets tiresome very quick, its not reality, life isn't all anything! ALL drama...Too Ibsen for me.

I think some of the most enduring works of literature are those which display both comedy AND drama! To Kill a Mockingbird is a fantastic example of it.

Doran

Answer 3

Laughter is a part of everyday life if it's a good play the message will get across whether people are laughing or not.

Answer 4

What play is this.....