Comedy of Manners: A comedy concerned with the lives, manners and
conventions of a highly sophisticated and artificial society.
Its characters are type characters
rather than individuals;
Its plot is intricately contrived but
typical of romantic comedies; for example, it includes mistaken
identities, a lover’s quarrel, and a revelation scene.
Its emphasis is on witty, polished
dialog;
It appeals to the intellect rather than
the heart;
It is satiric, attacking deviations
from accepted social convention.