PPT-Shakespearean Comedy

Id like you to organize your notes like this Notes Interactions Basic Characteristics Characters are ordinary people relatable Begins with potential disaster A struggle of young lovers to overcome difficulty. SHAKESPEAREAN INSULTS www.drama - teaching.com Methink'st thou art a general offence and every man should beat thee. Thou surly tickle - brained clack - dish! Hang cur, hang you horse, you insolent From . 5th . century . BCE. . Birdland. Definition. Aristotle describes the genre of comedy in . The Poetics.. Comedy represents men as worse than they are in real life, whereas tragedy shows them better.. “. It is . clear. . that. . humour. is . far more superior . than. humor.” . – . Oscar Wilde. BRITISH COMEDY: . THE FOUR S’S. STAND-UP COMEDY. SKETCH. SITCOM. SATIRE. STAND-UP COMEDY. a . Questions of gennre - Folio edition, 1623. Mixture of comic and tragic . elements. ‘comic relief’ in tragedies . t. he gravedigger . in Hamlet, . the . Fool in . King Lear. , . Falstaff . in . Henry IV. Definition of Comedy. Comedy . is a genre of film that features light hearted stories designed to entertain and amuse an audience with . humour. .. Comedy . is one of the oldest genres in film. In fact some of the first silent movies were comedies.. Everything you NEED to know to read his plays. Three Basic Types of Shakespearean Plays. Tragedy. Comedy. History. Tragedy. Shakespearean Tragedy is the classification of drama written by William Shakespeare which has a noble protagonist, who is flawed in some way, placed in a stressful heightened situation and ends with a fatal conclusion. . Purpose of comedy is to amuse and it ends happily. . Comedies treat subjects lightly, meaning that they don't treat seriously such things as love. . Shakespeare's comedies often use puns, metaphors and insults to provoke 'thoughtful laughter'. . Everything you NEED to know to read his plays. Three Basic Types of Shakespearean Plays. Tragedy. Comedy. History. Tragedy. Shakespearean Tragedy is the classification of drama written by William Shakespeare which has a noble protagonist, who is flawed in some way, placed in a . in Hong Kong. . Bilingual. . Improv. Brigade. 香. 港浸會大學知識轉移處. Knowledge Transfer Office. Hong Kong Baptist University. Project Leader. Dr. WEE . Lian-Hee. Department . Aristotle defined comedy as one of two main forms of drama—comedy and tragedy. Most contemporary views see comedy as a form of humorous text. Why are we amused?. Relief theory. Reducing physiological tension caused by the self-censoring of the baser instincts (Freud). All genres include comedic elements. Some argue that any story where the low-born or put-upon rise to a higher station and a better end is a comedy. Comedy is not content-specific. May have to do with just about anything. Aristotle defined comedy as one of two main forms of drama—comedy and tragedy. Most contemporary views see comedy as a form of humorous text. Why are we amused?. Relief theory. Reducing physiological tension caused by the self-censoring of the baser instincts (Freud). A Brief Lesson on the Works of William Shakespeare Crafted by Mr. Valentine, based on things and stuff. Step 1 – The Bio The textbook offers a brief biography of William Shakespeare. Let’s read it together before moving on. Comedy. A comedy is a play that treats characters and situations in a humorous way and has a happy ending.. Comes from the Greek words . komos. . and . ode, . meaning revel song.. Comedies don’t always make you laugh out loud, but usually at least amuse you..