Read this passage. comedy is, as we have said, an imitation of characters of a lower type- not, however, in the full sense of the word bad, the ludicrous being merely a subdivision of the ugly. it consists in some defect or ugliness which is not painful or destructive. to take an obvious example, the comic mask is ugly and distorted, but does not imply pain. what conclusion can not be drawn from the text? a) comedies tended to focus on ordinary characters of a less noble type. b) characters in a comedy are not necessarily morally bad, so much as physically funny in an exaggerated way. c)comedy is is an imitation of an action that is serious. d)as the characters of a comedy represent "a lower-type" of person, so the events typically portrayed in comedies tend towards the ordinary affairs of everyday people.

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Comedy is, as we have said, an imitation of characters of a lower type- not, however, in the full sense of the word bad, the ludicrous being merely a subdivision of the ugly. It consists in some defect or ugliness which is not painful or destructive. To take an obvious example, the comic mask is ugly and distorted, but does not imply pain.

Question: What conclusion can NOT be drawn from the text?

Options:

The correct answer is option: C) Comedy is an imitation of an action that is serious.

Explanation: In the text, it mentions that comedy focuses on characters of a lower type, meaning ordinary and less noble types of characters. It also mentions that they're not in the full sense of the word bad nor destructive but rather ludicrous meaning amusing. However, it never mentions that comedy is an imitation of an action that is serious nor does it define comedy by seriousness.    

The conclusion that can not be drawn from the text is C)Comedy is an imitation of an action that is serious.

Explanation:

The definition of an imitation of action would be more like a parody or a satire, that has different connotations that a common and traditional comedy.

1.   in sonnet 18, the speaker wants to describe the beauty of his love, but can’t find the words to do so. the speaker says “then in mid-utterance the lay was lost” when he tries to think of the words to describe his love’s beauty.   through his defeat of finding words to describe his love, he shows his love for her.

2.   instead of describing how perfect his love is or comparing her to other beautiful things, he says she is average and there is nothing special about her.   at the last 2 lines of the poem, the volta changes the poem by saying that even though his love is average in beauty, his love for her is special and unique. so instead of praising her throughout the whole poem, he contrasts her average characteristics with his special love for her.

3.   the beloved asked the speaker to describe how he feels about her. she begins to describe what she feels but "drop the torch" and says that she can't do it because the words "hid in me out of reach." the the speaker says "nay, let the silence of my womanhood command my woman-love to thy belief" and that her silence will have to be the answer to his question.