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Elements of Comedy

Elements of Comedy. Comedy of Errors And Others. Victim of Deception Always Deceived Plan is absurdity Never doing what he seems to be (double meaning). Comic Individual. Lofty purpose, but he is inadequate Believes he has more ability than he does

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Elements of Comedy

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  1. Elements of Comedy Comedy of Errors And Others

  2. Victim of Deception • Always Deceived • Plan is absurdity • Never doing what he seems to be (double meaning) Comic Individual

  3. Lofty purpose, but he is inadequate • Believes he has more ability than he does • Object of pursuit may also be as absurd as he is • May be conscious of all this absurdity • Audience typically conscious of all Comic Individual

  4. Must follow moral rules of that which he peruses • Must follow rules of sanity • Needs restoration/punishment/resolution • No villains • No madmen Comic individual

  5. Comedy comes from senses or mind (imagination or understanding) • Situation vs. character • Situation: little to no freedom, seeks to overcome external factors • Character: self-determined, situation is a consequence, can find freedom • Control in character, none in situation Comic individual

  6. Mistaken identities • False identities • Disguises • Voluntary and Involuntary Comic individual

  7. Centered around an individual, creating a thread • Shakespeare has several threads • Action is the movement of these threads around each other • Collision of threads through action creates comedy Comic Action

  8. Surroundings • Jobs • Family • Friends • School • Church Comic Action

  9. Appearance dissolved, reality restored • Deception must be discovered • Source of mistakes uncovered • Responsibility assumed Solution

  10. System of punishments and rewards • Forced to see folly in the end • Plan break to pieces • Can’t be too serious • True love • Nature AND logic Solution

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