Introduction to Comedy 0.0 / 5 ? English LiteratureAn Ideal HusbandA2/A-levelOCR Created by: Ines xhepaCreated on: 20-09-17 15:21 Incongurity Things are inappropriate 1 of 22 Subversion Undermining conentions or power 2 of 22 Lack of seriousness Not taking things seriously 3 of 22 Lack of self-knowledge being aware of oneself 4 of 22 Word play Playing with words, or multiple words 5 of 22 Characterisation Creating characters 6 of 22 Mitaken identity Mistakibng one character for another 7 of 22 Wit Intelligent humour 8 of 22 Juxtaposition Two directly opposite words put together, e.g. 'fire on ice' 9 of 22 Farce Improbable situation becomes clown like 10 of 22 Satire Using comedy to make a point about society 11 of 22 Folly Foolish behaviour/ humour 12 of 22 Slapstick Physical comedy 13 of 22 Caricature Characters that are over-exaggerated 14 of 22 Dark Humour Making jokes out of something that is dark 15 of 22 Apathy Enthusiam 16 of 22 Deadpan Total expressioness 17 of 22 Misunderstanding Failure of understanding something 18 of 22 Irony Way you use language to show the opposite meaning 19 of 22 Embarrassment Emotions thats causes shame/ self-consciousness 20 of 22 Surrealism Illogical behaviour 21 of 22 Sarcasm The use of irony to mock 22 of 22
'The Comic Incongruity', 'Shakespeare's Festive Comdies' + 'Introduction: Shakespeare's Comic Timing' 0.0 / 5
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