the theatrical genre melodrama got its name because
Melodrama The term originated from the early 19th-century French word mélodrame. It is derived from Greek μέλος, melos, "honey" (compare "melody," from μελωδία melodia, "sweet song"), and French drame, drama (from Late Latin drāma, eventually deriving from classical Greek δράμα, drama, theatrical plot, usually of a Greek tragedy).[2][3][4] Melodrama originated in the 5th century BC.