melodrama

C18587
concept

Melodrama is a dramatic genre characterized by exaggerated emotions, clear moral polarities, sensational plot twists, and heightened conflicts designed to provoke strong audience reactions.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
melodrama canonical 18
melodramma 6
domestic drama 1

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: melodrama
Generated description
Melodrama is a dramatic genre characterized by exaggerated emotions, clear moral polarities, sensational plot twists, and heightened conflicts designed to provoke strong audience reactions.

Instances (29)

Instance Via concept surface
Pierrot Lunaire
linked to: "Pierrot Lunaire" by Arnold Schoenberg
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The Lost Paradise —
Façade —
Bertram; or, The Castle of St. Aldobrand —
The Two Orphans —
Les Deux Orphelines —
Way Down East
linked to: Lottie Blair Parker
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Un ballo in maschera
linked to: Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un ballo in maschera"
melodramma
Pierrot Lunaire —
L'Histoire du soldat —
Dark Shadows (1966 TV series) gothic soap opera
High Heels —
The Green Goddess (play) —
L'Auberge des Adrets
linked to: "L'Auberge des Adrets"
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Le Bossu
linked to: "Le Bossu"
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Lélio, ou Le retour à la vie melodramatic symphony
Sandglass —
The Ticket-of-Leave Man —
Still Waters Run Deep domestic drama
I Lombardi alla prima crociata melodramma
La donna del lago
linked to: Gioachino Rossini's opera "La donna del lago"
melodramma
The Perils of Pauline —
Roses Are for the Rich —
White Cargo (play) —
La straniera melodramma
Adelson e Salvini melodramma semiserio
Bianca e Fernando melodramma
Tosca
linked to: Puccini's opera "Tosca"
melodramma
The Lyons Mail stage melodrama