Farce

Encyclopedia Britannica speaks of farce as "a comic dramatic piece that uses highly improbable situations, stereotyped characters, extravagant exaggeration, and violent horseplay. Farce is generally regarded as intellectually and aesthetically inferior to comedy in its crude characterizations and implausible plots." (''Farce'')

Farces are typically characterized by fast-paced, chaotic, and slapstick humor, with a primary goal of making the audience laugh. Some common elements of farce include mistaken identities, misunderstandings, physical comedy, and over-the-top reactions. It may feature stock characters like bumbling fools, clever servants, and domineering authority figures. 

Notable examples of farces in literature and theater include the works of playwrights like Molière (e.g., "Tartuffe" and "The Misanthrope") and the genre of "commedia dell'arte" in Italian theater. In Czech we are mostly familiar with medieval farce called ''Mastičkář''. It is oldest drama piece know to originate in Czech lands. As it is typical for farce of that era, there are strong motives of Christianity re-appearing in the play.

Works cited:

"Farce" Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "farce". Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Mar. 2019, https://www.britannica.com/art/farce. Accessed 19 October 2023.

''Mastičkář" Mastičkář. (10. 10. 2022). Wikipedie: Otevřená encyklopedie. Získáno 16:42, 19. 10. 2023 z https://cs.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Masti%C4%8Dk%C3%A1%C5%99&oldid=21752636. 

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