Shakespeare’s wit and word play used even for simply just the names of the characters can build up laughter. The use of onomatopoeia in Sir Toby’s name creates a humorous
Homesh Krishnamoorthy Mrs. Nelson English 9E 10/04/2012 Comparison Paragraph between Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann In Act 3 scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet, Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann portray a differing interpretation of the scene. Based on my opinion of the play I believe Zeffirelli portrays a stronger interpretation of the themes and deeper ideas of the play based on characterization, setting, and the interpretation of the lines. To begin with, Zeffirelli accurately portrays the characters Mercuito, Benvolio and Tybalt by showing the audience how Mercutio is always making jokes and laughing around, and Benvolio being cautious of a fight. This leaves us with Tybalt, who is fierce and short-tempered, always looking to bring up a battle. In the beginning of the scene, Benvolio says to Mercutio, “I pray thee, Good Mercutio, let’s retire” (Benvolio 3.1.1), Mercutio abruptly interrupts him while saying “Blah, Blah, Blah” (Mercutio 3.1.2).
Mercutio, the hot-headed best friend of Romeo, adds wit and humor to the play Romeo and Juliet and was included in the play to make the audience laugh and also to keep them on the edge of their seats with suspense. Mercutio, in his humorous nature, loved to tease Romeo about his lovesickness; he calls Romeo a
‘Comedy involves men of middling estate; its perils are small scale, its outcomes peaceful’. To what extent do you agree with this definition of comedy in relation to Much Ado about Nothing*? Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing is one of the most popular comedies in history, selling out Shakespearean theatres until their closure in 1642. The comedy is thought to be written in 1598 and is often described as a ‘problem play’ meaning it shares tendencies with that of a tragedy. Of course MAAN follows Shakespeare’s traditional comedy structure but modern critics have their own agenda that a comedy, being such a complex genre, should conform to.
'The Fool is more important to the play than he may at first seem.' By considering the dramatic presentation of the Fool, evaluate this view. The Fool is more than just a jester who is present to provide some comic relief in the tragedy of King Lear; like many of Shakespeare’s fools, he is shown as a highly intelligent character who the audience likes not just for his entertainment, but his insightfulness. Therefore, he is central both to the plot, as he criticises and advises Lear, potentially setting his later clarity into the motion, and to the audience’s understanding of the characters in the play. The first impression most have of the Fool is that his presence serves as form of comic relief, in order to set a lighter tone to the play; however, because of this, his death is crucial to the bleak ending of the play.
Because people are making fun of his nose he is able to provide witty humor that makes the book become a comedy. Valvert says “Ah…your nose…hem!...Your nose is…rather large!” “Rather” “Oh well” “Is that all” “Well of course.”(35-36 Act 1) But Cyrano does not leave it like this he replies by insulting Valvert and ultimately making him angry by telling him all the better insults that he could have had. He threw it right back in his face by making it a joke. Throughout the story comedy like this occurs and that is why I believe it is a
All critics agree in considering Twelfth Night as one of the most delightful of Shakespeare’s comedies. It is full of sweetness and pleasantry. It makes us laugh at the follies of mankind, not despire them, still less bear any ill-will towards them. From start to end the play is full of gay joviality. The sentimental elements and the unsentimental malice a livelier, more dramatic impression from their contrast: and the contrast itself makes the dolling life of the play more interesting to an audience.
This is a typical way of portraying love and it encapsulates their spontaneous feelings and implies a deep and sudden connection between the two. This would have been very effective when performed to an Elizabethan audience, the clear contrast in literary style would have been easily understood and the sonnet form allows Shakespeare to break through the limits of dramatic performance to involve the audience emotionally as if they were recipients to a poem. The language used in the sonnet also helps to create a sense of separation and intimacy for the main characters, the language and form of the dialogue is different from that used by the other characters in the play creating a greater sense of intimacy and understanding between Romeo and
As the play “King Lear” is a well-known play to the reader, adjustments to its normality gives the reader a joyful experience. The “get ready man”, whose name himself is already funny, interrupts the play and presents himself as a lunatic. His hyperbole of “the world is coming to an end” is of course absurd and incredulous to the reader, but it arouses the reader’s unexpectedness, which is relieved through the form of humor. Furthermore, his ridiculous shouting fits well in the dialogue and special effects of the performance, which adds dramatic effects to the story. All of this adds to the humor of the play.
T really takes hold in the beginning of my writing mostly in my introductions. J shows up by my persistence to set manageable goals that are obtainable. A few more strong points of my writing are coming up with ideas and I do that best by talking through it or brainstorming with my peers. Each one of my letters in my personality effects my writing, and I like many had never thought of that possibility until now. Ill start with my first personality indicator which is E, or extravert.