Which term refers to the use of a work to serve something other than its original purpose?

The favorite subject of New Comedy was

A. political satire. B. comic romances. C. slapstick comedies. D. burlesques of Greek tragedies.

What is the most famous example of an English ballad opera?

a. The Beggar's Opera by John Gay b. Hamlet by William Shakespeare c. The Magic Flute by Mozart d. Hernani by Victor Hugo