new comedy, n.All

The New Comedy (n.) bore ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the features of tragedy — but the ones she showed in her long death struggle.

The New Comedy (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the endpoint of characterization: masks with one expression — silly old men, deceived pimps, mischievous slaves — in inexhaustible repetition.