Question

Drag each label to the correct category.

Identify each element as either farce or satire.

farce satire

1 contains an
intellectual
component

2seeks only to
entertain the
audience

3a low-brow form of
comedy

4criticizes a topic
or issue with the
intent of making it
better

Answer 1

Satire is generally framed more as a social commentary than farce, and has a higher ultimate goal to critique an aspect of society, whereas farce is created more for the sake of comedy itself.

1) Satire contains an intellectual component.
2) Farce seek only to entertain the audience
3) Farce is a more low-brow form of comedy
4) Satire criticizes a topic or issue with the intent of making it better.