dramatic genre; combines tragic and comic elements; usually has a happy ending
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tragicomedy; a drama combining tragic and comic elements
formalA genre term in drama and literature. The modern English term is 'tragicomedy'. It describes works where serious, often painful themes are interwoven with humorous elements, and the plot typically resolves favorably.
Shā莎
shì士
bǐ比
yà亚
de的
《
Wēi威
ní尼
sī斯
shāng商
rén人
》
cháng常
bèi被
shì视
wéi为
yī一
bù部
bēi悲
xǐ喜
jù剧
。
Shakespeare's *The Merchant of Venice* is often regarded as a tragicomedy.
Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
bù不
shì是
chún纯
cuì粹
de的
bēi悲
jù剧
，
gèng更
jiē接
jìn近
yú于
bēi悲
xǐ喜
jù剧
de的
fēng风
gé格
。
This film is not a pure tragedy; it's closer in style to a tragicomedy.
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Xǔ许
duō多
xiàn现
dài代
xì戏
jù剧
dōu都
cǎi采
yòng用
le了
bēi悲
xǐ喜
jù剧
de的
xù叙
shì事
shǒu手
fǎ法
。
Many modern plays employ the narrative techniques of tragicomedy.