comedy of intrigue
C6369
concept
A comedy of intrigue is a humorous dramatic genre centered on complex plots of deception, disguise, and clever schemes, where wit and unexpected twists drive the action more than character psychology.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jacobean city comedy | 4 |
| New Comedy play | 4 |
| comedic play | 1 |
| comedy of intrigue canonical | 1 |
| commedia dell’arte play | 1 |
| mystery-comedy play | 1 |
| royal court intrigue | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: comedy of intrigue
Generated description
A comedy of intrigue is a humorous dramatic genre centered on complex plots of deception, disguise, and clever schemes, where wit and unexpected twists drive the action more than character psychology.
Instances (13)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Hanoverian court intrigue | royal court intrigue |
| Epitrepontes | New Comedy play |
| The Imposture | — |
| The Dutch Courtesan | Jacobean city comedy |
| Il servitore di due padroni | commedia dell’arte play |
| A Chaste Maid in Cheapside | Jacobean city comedy |
| Michaelmas Term | Jacobean city comedy |
| The City Madam | Jacobean city comedy |
| The Gazebo | mystery-comedy play |
| La gran sultana doña Catalina de Oviedo | comedic play |
| The Twins | New Comedy play |
| The Woman from Corinth | New Comedy play |
| The Woman from Perinthus | New Comedy play |