staggers between flaccid satire and what is supposed to be madcap farce . 
(ROOT (S (VP (VBZ staggers) (PP (IN between) (NP (NP (JJ flaccid) (NN satire)) (CC and) (SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (S (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN supposed) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (NP (JJ madcap) (NN farce)))))))))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (VP (VBZ ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (JJ ) (NN )) (CC ) (SBAR (WHNP (WP )) (S (VP (VBZ ) (VP (VBN ) (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VB ) (NP (JJ ) (NN )))))))))))) (. )))