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Dark Comedy and the Genre Model There are three main genres in which every story can be categorized into, Tragedy, Comedy, and Tragicomedy. Tragedies and Comedies are typically thought of as opposites, because of this many people come up with a genre model which resembles a number line. Extreme Comedy is on one end while extreme Tragedy is on the other. This also leads to the conclusion that Tragicomedy is in the dead center since it is comprised of the two. I believe this model to be inaccurate, and prefer to view the genre model as more of a continuum in elliptical form. On one end of the ellipse there is Tragicomedy, while on the other end there are both Tragedy and Comedy side by side. In other words Tragicomedy is the farthest point from both the extremely Comedic and the extremely Tragic. By using examples of both the extremely Tragic and Comedic and the sub-genre of Dark/Black Comedy I hope to show the relation of both extremes. A Tragedy is a reminder that to be human is to be weak. These stories deal with the loss and pain of the human experience, and are reflections of our own struggles. The comedy could almost be considered the opposite of a tragedy. Rather than a reflection, comedy is a celebration of the