serious drama; dramatic genre
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serious drama; straight drama (a dramatic genre combining elements of tragedy and comedy)
A technical term from theater studies describing the third major dramatic genre alongside tragedy and comedy, characterized by serious themes but typically ending happily or ambiguously rather than catastrophically.
Zhèng正
jù剧
shì是
jiè介
yú于
bēi悲
jù剧
hé和
xǐ喜
jù剧
zhī之
jiān间
de的
xì戏
jù剧
xíng形
shì式
。
Serious drama is a theatrical form that falls between tragedy and comedy.
Zhè这
bù部
zhèng正
jù剧
shēn深
kè刻
de地
fǎn反
yìng映
le了
dāng当
dài代
shè社
huì会
de的
máo矛
dùn盾
。
This serious drama profoundly reflects the contradictions of contemporary society.
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Yǔ与
bēi悲
jù剧
bù不
tóng同
，
zhèng正
jù剧
tōng通
cháng常
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
bǐ比
jiào较
yuán圆
mǎn满
de的
jié结
jú局
。
Unlike tragedy, serious drama usually has a relatively happy ending.