A farce is known as a work of theater, very short and is characterized by being comical. Its mission is to entertain and amuse the public. It represents a really old genre, since it emerged during the Middle Ages. Its appearance is due to the fact that it was seen as an alternative, in front of the other genres that dominated the time and to some extent came to bore the public.
The characters who participated in the farces, were distinguished by their exaggeration and antics, although, it is worth noting that the farce was always very adjusted to the reality of the society in which it is inserted. In other words, the farce shows many of the situations that originate in reality, but in an exaggerated way. For this reason, farce is considered one of the ways of making social criticism, but from a humorous perspective.
This type of theatrical works focuses on social life, religious and ideological positions, the relationships of individuals, etc. He feeds on them, studies them, which allows them to reach a comical or ridiculous conclusion, but not for that reason illogical. It is a way of revealing everything that is misleading or that may present a double interpretation.
Another of their characteristics is that they always have a happy ending. It never has a tragic end, like the other works and they serve to distract people and have fun for a while from its calamities and the restrictions that their own reality has.
Beyond the theatrical scope, a farce is also conceived as any lie or entanglement that arises to deceive someone.
