TOPIC 2 COMEDY

Why are

we amused?

• Relief theory

• Superiority theory

• Incongruent theory

• Incongruity theory

One of the purpose of comedy is to change or _________ something.

These are the example of high comedy except

• satire

• slapstick

• romantic comedy

• dark comedy

Comedy of Manners has these elements except

• Mocks the pretences of the upper class

• Plot is more important than the dialogue.

• Also called ‘Restoration comedy

• A type of comedy that satirizes the manners of a particular social class

SLAPSTICK

is a ________ comedy

The purpose of this satirical comedy is to

• enlarge the faults in the people to make them not aware of their foolishness.

• lessen the faults in the people to make them aware of their foolishness.

• enlarge the faults in the people to make them aware of their foolishness.

In farce, the characters become the puppet of