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==Origin==
from French, literally ‘stuffing’, from farcir ‘to stuff’, from Latin farcire. An earlier sense of ‘forcemeat stuffing’ became used metaphorically for comic interludes ‘stuffed’ into the texts of religious plays, which led to the current usage.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century early 16th century]
==Definition==
:''transitive verb''
*1: (to) stuff
*2: to improve or [[expand]] (something, such as a [[literary]] work) as if by stuffing
:''noun''
*1: a savory stuffing : forcemeat
*2: a light [[dramatic]] composition marked by broadly [[satirical]] [[comedy]] and improbable [[plot]]
*3: the broad [[humor]] characteristic of ''farce''
*4: an empty or patently [[ridiculous]] [[act]], proceeding, or situation
==Description==
In [[theatre]], a '''farce''' is a [[comedy]] that aims at [[entertaining]] the [[audience]] through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, and thus improbable. Farce is also characterized by physical [[humor]], the use of deliberate [[absurdity]] or nonsense, and broadly stylized performances. ''Farces'' have been written for the stage and [[film]]. Furthermore, a farce is also often set in one particular location, where all [[events]] occur.
[[Category: Theatre]]
==Origin==
from French, literally ‘stuffing’, from farcir ‘to stuff’, from Latin farcire. An earlier sense of ‘forcemeat stuffing’ became used metaphorically for comic interludes ‘stuffed’ into the texts of religious plays, which led to the current usage.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century early 16th century]
==Definition==
:''transitive verb''
*1: (to) stuff
*2: to improve or [[expand]] (something, such as a [[literary]] work) as if by stuffing
:''noun''
*1: a savory stuffing : forcemeat
*2: a light [[dramatic]] composition marked by broadly [[satirical]] [[comedy]] and improbable [[plot]]
*3: the broad [[humor]] characteristic of ''farce''
*4: an empty or patently [[ridiculous]] [[act]], proceeding, or situation
==Description==
In [[theatre]], a '''farce''' is a [[comedy]] that aims at [[entertaining]] the [[audience]] through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, and thus improbable. Farce is also characterized by physical [[humor]], the use of deliberate [[absurdity]] or nonsense, and broadly stylized performances. ''Farces'' have been written for the stage and [[film]]. Furthermore, a farce is also often set in one particular location, where all [[events]] occur.
[[Category: Theatre]]
