The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Bio: Amit Abraham is the former principal of Scottish Church College, Kolkata, India. He has served as the head of the postgraduate department of psychology at St. John's College, Agra from March 1991 to May 2015.