tragedy+and+comedy.


 * TRAGEDY**

A tragedy was a serious drama about common themes such as love, hate, war, or betrayal. these dramas featured a main character, or tragic hero. the hero usually was an important person and often gifted with extraordinary abilities. a tragic flaw usually caused the hero's downfall. Often this flaw was hubris, or excessive pride. In ancient times, Greece had three notable dramatists who wrote tragedies their names were Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.


 * COMEDY**

In contrast to Greek tragedies, a comedy contained scenes filled with slapstick situations and crude humor. Playwrights often made fun of politics and respected people and ideas of the time. The fact that Athenians could listen to criticism of themselves showed the freedom and openness of public discussion that existed in democratic Athens.