Properties (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
theatrical genre
|
| gptkbp:adaptation |
film adaptations
television adaptations |
| gptkbp:characteristics |
exaggerated characters
absurd situations physical humor |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
influenced modern comedy
influenced television comedy influenced film comedy |
| gptkbp:famousQuote |
"The more I see of men, the more I love my dog."
"Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious." "I am not a man, I am a farce." "Life is a farce, and I am its clown." "To be a farce is to be free." |
| gptkbp:genre |
comedy
farce |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
17th century
18th century 19th century |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
French farce
|
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:Vaudeville
Commedia dell'arte |
| gptkbp:notable_feature |
disguises
mistaken identities puns and wordplay comic misunderstandings interrupted romances |
| gptkbp:notable_performers |
gptkb:The_School_for_Wives
The Bourgeois Gentleman The Miser |
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Eugène_Labiche
gptkb:Molière |
| gptkbp:notablePlayer |
gptkb:The_Italian_Straw_Hat
The_Avaricious |
| gptkbp:origin |
gptkb:France
|
| gptkbp:performances |
fast-paced
slapstick |
| gptkbp:theme |
love
deception social class |