| Term | Definition |
| Sanguine | optimistic, red-cheeked, corpulent, irresponsible; hot, moist; air |
| Choleric | hot, dry; fire; short tempered, red haired, thin, ambitious |
| Phlegmatic | cold, moist; water; sluggish, pallid, corpulent, lazy |
| melancholic | cold, dry; earth; introspective, sallow, thin |
| Low Comedy | lacks seriousness of purpose. Very little intellectual, quarrelling, fighting, slapstick, farce |
| High Comedy | thoughtful, shows fallcies in Human nature, romantic comedy, satric comedy, comedy of manners |
| Harlequin | poor, simple then evolves into sofisticated. Modern times called Hippy |
| Pantelloon | rich guy, often foolish, old but athletic, loses to youth and wit. |