▁ab and ons ▁himself ▁to ▁violent ▁laugh ter , ▁his ▁condition ▁prov okes ▁a ▁violent ▁reaction ." ▁Pl ato ▁says ▁comedy ▁should ▁be ▁tight ly ▁controlled ▁if ▁one ▁wants ▁to ▁achieve ▁the ▁ideal ▁state . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁Po et ics , ▁Arist ot le ▁defined ▁comedy ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁four ▁gen res ▁of ▁literature . ▁The ▁other ▁three ▁gen res ▁are ▁tra ged y , ▁ep ic ▁poetry , ▁and ▁ly ric ▁poetry . ▁Liter ature , ▁in ▁general , ▁is ▁defined ▁by ▁Arist ot le ▁as ▁a ▁m imes is , ▁or ▁im itation ▁of ▁life . ▁Com edy ▁is ▁the ▁third ▁form ▁of ▁literature , ▁being ▁the ▁most ▁divor ced ▁from ▁a ▁true ▁m imes is . ▁T rag edy ▁is ▁the ▁tr uest ▁m imes is , ▁followed ▁by ▁ep ic ▁poetry , ▁comedy , ▁and ▁ly ric ▁poetry . ▁The ▁genre ▁of ▁comedy ▁is ▁defined ▁by ▁a ▁certain ▁pattern ▁according ▁to ▁Arist ot le ' s ▁definition . ▁Com ed ies ▁begin ▁with ▁low ▁or ▁base ▁characters ▁seeking ▁ins ign ific ant ▁a ims ▁and ▁end ▁with ▁some ▁accomplish ment ▁of ▁the ▁a ims ▁which ▁either ▁light ens ▁the ▁initial ▁bas eness ▁or ▁reve als ▁the ▁ins ign ific ance ▁of ▁the ▁a ims . ▁ ▁Early ▁Renaissance ▁forms ▁of ▁comedy ▁ ▁The ▁Div ine ▁Com edy ▁( ▁) ▁is ▁a ▁long ▁narr ative ▁poem ▁by ▁D ante ▁Al igh ieri , ▁begun ▁c . ▁ 1 3 0 8 ▁and ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 3