Talk:Life is a Dream
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Is this play really a comedy? Parts of it are pretty disturbing.Celsiana 18:14, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
- See this definition of comedy from the Theatre page: "Comedy: Comes from the Greek word komos which means celebration, revel or merrymaking. It does not necessarily mean funny, but more focuses on a problem that leads to some form of catastrophe which in the end has a happy and joyful outcome." I'm not up on the history of Spanish theater, but in Elizabethan Theatre the general rule of thumb is comedy ends in a wedding and tragedy ends in a funeral. Fitfatfighter 06:30, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
- "Tragicomedy" has a completely different meaning when applied to Renaissance theatre. It melds the aspects of Tragedy and Comedy; this was especially frowned upon in countries like France where the Academy demanded very strict rules on plays. However, this play is Spanish. So, they did whatever. Sure, it ends in marriages and has humor (albeit surreal at times), but it does have those tragic and disturbing elements. I'd say labeling it Tragicomedy is fine. --Vendavel (talk) 22:48, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
