Callie saw a play in which the characters faced outrageous and silly situations. One character slipped on a banana peel and slid into the door. Another character got dressed in the dark and wound up wearing his wife's pajamas to work. What is the best label for this type of play? satire farce foil tragedy

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Ramiro Carr

4 January, 08:52

Callie saw a play in which the characters faced outrageous and silly situations. One character slipped on a banana peel and slid into the door. Another character got dressed in the dark and wound up wearing his wife's pajamas to work. What is the best label for this type of play? satire farce foil tragedy

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Nola Craig · Answer 1

The play described is known as a farce play or comedic act. Its only a gig meant to entertain and make the watchers laugh.

Anne Carlson · Answer 2

This would be called a farce play, which is "a comedy that aims at entertaining the audience through situations that are highly exaggerated." (by definition)