Comitragedy

/ˌkɒmɪˈtrædʒədi/ noun

Definition

A theatrical work or dramatic composition that blends elements of comedy and tragedy, combining humorous and serious scenes.

Etymology

Blend of 'comedy' and 'tragedy,' formed in English to describe works that mix both genres. It reflects Renaissance and later theatrical experimentation with genre boundaries.

Kelly Says

Shakespeare basically invented comitragedy without calling it that—plays like 'The Winter's Tale' and 'The Tempest' shift wildly between hilarious clown scenes and genuinely tragic moments. Elizabethan critics hated this genre-mixing because classical rules said comedy and tragedy were supposed to stay separate, but audiences loved it.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንድነት tragedya
an-deen-et trah-heh-dee-ah
ARالعربية
مأساة الحفلة
ma-sa-at al-ḥifl
BNবাংলা
সমিতির দুঃখ
sa-mee-teer duhk
CACatalà
tragedia de la comitiva
trah-heh-dee-ah deh la koh-mee-tee-vah
CSČeština
tragedie komité
trah-heh-dee-ah koh-mee-teh
DADansk
tragedie for comitivan
trah-heh-dee for koh-mee-tee-van
DEDeutsch
Tragödie der Komitiva
trah-goh-dee der koh-mee-tee-vah
ELΕλληνικά
τραγωδία της επιτροπής
tra-go-dee theeh ee-pi-tro-pees
ESEspañol
tragedia de la comitiva
trah-heh-dee-ah deh la koh-mee-tee-vah
FAفارسی
تراژدی هیئت
tra-jedi hee-yat
FISuomi
komitean tragedia
koh-mee-taan trah-heh-dee-ah
FRFrançais
tragédie de la comitiva
trah-jeh-dee deh la koh-mee-tee-vah
GUGU
સમિતિની દુઃખ
sa-mee-tee-nee duhk
HAHA
kungi lafi
koo-ngi la-fi
HEעברית
טרגדיה של המשלחת
tra-ge-diah shel ha-mis-la-chat
HIहिन्दी
संग्रह की त्रासदी
sangrah kee trah-as-dee
HUMagyar
comitragédia
koh-mee-trah-heh-dee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
tragedi rombongan
trah-jeh-dee rom-bong-gan
IGIG
ihe n'otu
ee-he n-oo-too
ITItaliano
tragedia della comitiva
trah-heh-dee-ah deh-la koh-mee-tee-vee-tah
JA日本語
行列の悲劇
gyoretsu no higeki
KKKK
комітет трагедиясы
koh-mee-tet trah-heh-dee-yah-sy
KMKM
បរិស្ថាន បាត់បង់
pa-ri-sthaan baat baang
KO한국어
행렬의 비극
haengnyeol-ui bieuk
MRMR
सभेची दुःख
sa-be-chee duhk
MSBahasa Melayu
tragedi perhimpunan
trah-jeh-dee per-him-pun-an
MYမြန်မာ
အကြီး ဘေး
a-khee beh
NLNederlands
tragedie van de comitiva
trah-heh-dee van de koh-mee-tee-vah
NONorsk
tragedie for komiteen
trah-heh-dee for koh-mee-tee-en
PAPA
ਸਮਿਤੀ ਦੀ ਟ੍ਰਾਜਡੀ
sa-mee-tee dee trah-jeh-dee
PLPolski
tragedia komitywy
trah-heh-dee-ah koh-mee-tee-vah
PTPortuguês
tragédia da comitiva
trah-jeh-dee-ah dah koh-mee-tee-vah
RORomână
tragedia comitei
trah-heh-dee-ah koh-mee-teh-ee
RUРусский
трагедия комита
tra-heh-dee-ah koh-mee-tah
SVSvenska
tragedi för comitivan
trah-heh-dee för koh-mee-tee-van
SWKiswahili
tragedia ya kundi
trah-jeh-dee-ah ya koo-ndi
TAதமிழ்
படை சோகம்
pa-dai so-gam
TEతెలుగు
సమితి విచారం
sa-mee-tee vi-chaar-am
THไทย
อุบัติเหตุขบวน
u-bat-het khaw-wan
TLTL
tragedya ng komitiva
trah-heh-dee-ah ng koh-mee-tee-vah
TRTürkçe
komiti trajedisisi
koh-mee-tee trah-jeh-dee-see-see
UKУкраїнська
трагедія комітету
trah-heh-dee-ah koh-mee-te-tu
URاردو
مہم کی تباہی
ma-ham kee ta-ba-hee
VITiếng Việt
bi kịch đoàn
bi-kích đoàn
YOYO
agbe gba
ag-be gba
ZH中文
车队悲剧
chē duì bēi jù
ZUZU
ingxabano elikhulu
in-gxa-ba-no eh-li-khu-lu

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