There’s an old adage in theater circles that the difference between comedy and tragedy is that tragedy ends in a death, and comedy ends in a marriage. But, I prefer thinking about those two terms in line with their etymology. The word “tragedy” comes from the term “goat song,” probably speaking to the connection between theater and ritual practices arou…
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