There were two types of dramas performed in Ancient Greece: tragedies and comedies. You can probably tell from the name that tragedies had, dare I say, tragic endings. They all had a main character, or the tragic hero. That hero also always has a tragic flaw which leads to their demise. A comedy was just full of crude and slapstick jokes. They usually made fun of politicians and respected men in the community. This showed how lenient and easy-going the Athenians were about themselves. I haven't watched any movies lately but I have been rewatching the Office and that also has a lot of slapstick comedy in it as well.
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