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: Elizabeth Thomas, a poet, was born in London, the only child of Elizabeth Osborne, aged 16, and lawyer Emmanuel Thomas, aged 60. Her father died when she was an infant, leaving Osborne to take care of her.
