Comedy and tragedy...they are the two things William Shakespeare is best known for. We all know about these two words from common sense. Comedy may be funny and it answers all questions. Tragedy and SAAAD and it has ONLY questions. Comedy and tragedy are both represented in Pirandello's primary source. How? You wonder...here's how:
COMEDY: It's ironic how the fat traveler is the one telling the fellow parents to forget about the death of their children. In the end, everything gets uncovered, and he begins to SOB sad little tears. There are no questions because it seems like everything is accomplished. The sons have gone off to war and the parents have realized it's okay to grieve...in fact, it's normal and something people SHOULD do.
TRAGEDY: Same scenario. Woman tells man..."your son is REALLY dead!" Man cries. This same scenario is taken in another direction though...tragedy. There are only questions. The audience wonders how the traveler never grieved his son until then. There is only awkward silence...if this were to happen in real life. Why? Well, the woman just basically punched the man with honesty and he begins crying and all the parents just sit there staring, in their heads, thinking I told ya so!!! Even though it is no time for jokes...because once again, we have fallen into the realm of tragedy.
So all I'm trying to say is that every scene and every thing in general has a bit of comedy and a bit of tragedy. All we need to do is look a little deeper...and there it will be. :)
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