Tragedy without comedy is melodrama, and comedy without a higher purpose is vacant.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
You cannot have the drama without comedy.
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Creating a wonderful drama is an art form, while comedy is just entertainment.
There is no essential difference between the material of comedy and tragedy. All depends on the point of view of the dramatist, which, by clever emphasis, he tries to make the point of view of his audience.
I don't hold any candle for drama versus comedy.
Avoiding humiliation is the core of tragedy and comedy.
The constituents of tragedy may be universally acknowledged, easily invoked and deeply felt, but the elements of comedy are, I think, more widely variable from person to person.
Comedy arises out of necessity, because some things are so dark that you have to laugh about it.
Comedy is tragedy - plus time.
Comedy is tragedy that happens to other people.