Question

What is the difference between a comedy and a tragedy?

A. In a comedy the protagonist is put into funny situations that lead to a happy ending, while in a tragedy the main character suffers bad luck and loss.
B. In a comedy most of the action is experienced by a single character, while in a tragedy all of the characters are involved in the plot.
C. In a comedy childish rhyme is used to make people laugh, while in a tragedy iambic pentameter is used to make a line seem more important.
D. In a comedy the characters battle against the protagonist, while in a tragedy the characters don't fight and usually get along.

Answer 1

the answer would be A.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A. In a comedy the protagonist is put into funny situations that lead to a happy ending, while in a tragedy the main character suffers bad luck and loss.

Step-by-step explanation:

A comedy is a genre in literature in which the events, characters, and other elements aim at entertaining to the audience through humor. Also, comedies have a happy ending and the characters are part of a story that is funny and entertaining.

On the opposite, in tragedies the purpose is not to entertain but to depict human suffering, due to this, tragedies have a tragic or sad ending and the story and events presented involve the main character suffering due to bad luck or misfortune, betrayal, loss, etc. Therefore, the option that describes the differences between both genres is A. as in this, the contrast between both is correctly explained.