The word comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humor with an intent to provoke laughter in general).
In a figurative sense a tragedy is any event with a sad and unfortunate outcome, but the term also applies specifically in Western culture to a form of drama defined by Aristotle characterized by seriousness and dignity and involving a great person who experiences a reversal of fortune (Peripeteia). (
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