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: François de la Noue, called Bras-de-Fer, was one of the Huguenot captains of the 16th century. He was born near Nantes in 1531, of an ancient Breton family.
