JAMB Literature in English 1988 Question 31

Question 31

Drama: General

A play is called a comedy when

  1. A.there is peaceful atmosphere and laughter in it
  2. B.nobody dies in it
  3. C.there is no serious quarrel in it
  4. D.there is a happy resolution of contradictions.
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Answer: D (there is a happy resolution of contradictions.)

Explanation

A comedy's conflicts are resolved happily at the end.