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  1. COMEDY
    1. Characteristics of Comedy
      1. Suspension of natural laws
      2. Contrast between the social order and the individual
      3. The comic premise
    2. Techniques of Comedy
      1. Verbal humor
      2. Comedy of character
      3. Plot complications
    3. Forms of Comedy
      1. Farce
      2. Burlesque
      3. Satire
      4. Domestic comedy
      5. Comedy of manners
      6. Comedy of ideas
  2. TRAGICOMEDY
    1. What Is Tragicomedy?
    2. Modern Tragicomedy
  3. THEATER OF THE ABSURD
    1. Absurdist Plots: Illogicality
    2. Absurdist Language: Nonsense and Non Sequitur
    3. Absurdist Characters: Existential Beings





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