Greek comedy

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf theater genre
gptkbp:audience citizens_of_Athens
gptkbp:characterizedBy humor
gptkbp:developedBy rituals
gptkbp:features chorus
gptkbp:historical_analysis literary criticism
classical studies
theater studies
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Hellenistic period
Classical period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Greek comedy
gptkbp:includes satire
farce
parody
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Roman_comedy
Commedia dell'arte
modern comedy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Greek_tragedy
gptkbp:isReflectedIn Renaissance
gptkbp:language Ancient Greek
gptkbp:notableFeature moral lessons
social commentary
fantastical elements
intertextuality
exaggerated characters
happy endings
use of masks
clever wordplay
absurd situations
use of stock characters
direct audience address
mockery of public figures
use of music and dance
metatheatre
gptkbp:notablePlayer gptkb:Menander
Aristophanes
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:The_Wasps
Dyskolos
The Frogs
Lysistrata
The Clouds
gptkbp:operates festivals
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Ancient_Greece
gptkbp:performances improvisation
physical comedy
gptkbp:reduces gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkbp:theme social issues
identity
political satire
love and relationships