Comic Devices: Old Comedy 0.0 / 5 ? Classical CivilizationAristophanes and AthensASAQA Created by: FreyaRenwickCreated on: 19-05-17 20:17 Slapstick physical comic scenes, often in unfamiliar situations 1 of 16 Comic Blunders e.g. tripping or falling over 2 of 16 Prop Comedy the use of props, stage design, or costume for comic effect 3 of 16 Lavatorial Humour crude sexual jokes 4 of 16 Breaking of Taboos jokes that violate social norms and standards e.g. religious sacrilege or insults 5 of 16 Mock Heroism satirising the classical stereotypes of heroes and heroic qualities 6 of 16 Schadenfreude pleasure gained through witnessing someone else's misfortune. 7 of 16 Satire mocking of contemporary political or social situations or events 8 of 16 Wit clever, cutting insults, usually an insult 9 of 16 Verbal Creativity using words in unusual and humorous ways (e.g. puns and other word play) 10 of 16 Verbal Disjuncture when tone and subject-matter don't match (e.g. tragic language in a comic situation) 11 of 16 Use of Hyperbole exaggeration for the sake of effect 12 of 16 Farcical Comedy ludicrous or bizarre situations taken to absurdity for comic effect 13 of 16 Conspiratorial Humour the audience are aware and know of the joke whilst certain actors are not (e.g actor misunderstanding the situation) 14 of 16 Comedy of errors mistaken identity exposes a comic situation 15 of 16 Bathos a potentially serious situation that turns into a ridiculous situation instead 16 of 16
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