ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -farce, a comic dramatic piece that uses highly improbable situations, stereotyped characters, extravagant exaggeration, and violent horseplay. The term also refers to the class or form of drama made up of such compositions.

Detailed explanation-2: -: a light dramatic composition marked by broadly satirical comedy and improbable plot. 3. : the broad humor characteristic of farce. 4. : an empty or patently ridiculous act, proceeding, or situation.

Detailed explanation-3: -The best known farce is La Farce de maître Pathelin (The Farce of Master Pathelin) from c. 1460. Spoof films such as Spaceballs, a comedy based on the Star Wars movies, are farces.

Detailed explanation-4: -Characters in farce are often one dimensional or cartoonish. Examples of farce are the Marx Brothers movies, many Monty Python sketches, or recent movies like Jim Carrey’s Ace Ventura. Melodrama is neither comedy nor tragedy, but combines some elements of each into its own unique form.