Explain why or why not. I think there are many reasons a person will laugh at a joke that will put down other people. One such reason is immaturity. Having worked with teenagers I think that this is their favorite way to joke around. I think it makes them feel better about themselves.
The use of slapstick by Wilde produces a contrived and absurd plotline that is in every way unrealistic. The lack of morality in the characters defines how undeveloped they are. For example, Algernon uses the aphorism, "The only way to behave to a woman is to make love to her if she is pretty, and to someone else if she is plain" highlighting his ignorance and casual selfishness. Each one of the characters is in some way lacking either true morality or even awareness of reality. Gwendolyn in particular is fond and proud of her education yet in the end she easily forgives Jack for lying to her throughout the play underlying a sense of stupidity.
My senses of sarcasm and wit are definitely nowhere near as insane as those of John Bender, but they are two characteristics that I definitely believe I have in common with him to some extent. Another thing that really attracts me to the character of John Bender is his hidden sense of vulnerability. In the film, it is learned that a lot of his attitude and anger stems from his unstable home life that includes an abusive father. He may pose an attitude toward Principal Vernon, but when it is just the two of them in the scene where Vernon personally threatens him, Bender has a look of slight defeat on his face, and seems almost hurt by the personal attack. I like that he isn’t afraid to show this defenselessness, even if he is alone in a closet.
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
At first she says it’s ‘nice’ and then ‘erotic’ which indicates that she sees things as black or white. But Frank tries explaining to her that the picture in this case can be ‘erotic’ and ‘beautiful’ at the same time. This also illustrates the clash of cultures and the different interpretation of their surroundings. But also the way that Russell has used effective stage actions to introduce Rita and this portrays what type of character Rita is, without the use of dialogue. Frank who is "staring, slightly confused" at Rita, is shocked by her personality and this creates even more comedy.
Not So SuperBad Sweetly absurd, Crude and awkward, Superbad is almost a typical teen movie, reminding me a bit of the American Pie films because of the simple plot and juvenile humour. However, compared to other teen movies the film is much more intelligently written than others of its genre, and this shines through in the characters. Superbad follows three high school seniors as they go on a long night of self-discovery, ending in drunken declarations of love between best friends with unrealistic yet entertaining events happening in between. The over weight Seth, played by Jonah Hill (Knocked Up) is foul-mouthed and impulsive, Evan, his best friend, played by Michael Cera is a more gentle and shy, almost to the point of being invisible,
The punk of this poem appears to conform to expectation in terms of his behaviour: he ‘slathers his daft mush on the windscreen’ presumably with the intention to shock and frighten. He is an outsider – not only to the car but also to established society. Yet the title of the poem brings together two equally visually striking figures: the clown and the punk. Armitage uses a simile to suggest that the punk is a figure to be subtly mocked (‘like a basket of washing that got up and walked’). He assumes that we will immediately laugh and, instead, describes a rather pathetic image of the man as he ages, looking ridiculous with his ‘deflated face and shrunken scalp’.
• Tybalt: Peaceful in tone, contemptuous attitude towards Montagues and their allies. • Although pitted against Mercutio stronger evidence of animosity expressed towards Romeo. • Romeo: Dismissive and good-natured, clearly in an elated mood. • M initially thinks R’s peaceable reaction to Tybalt’s insults is setting up for some sort of prank / retort / joke. Is shocked and disappointed when this is not the case.
I will roar that I will make the Duke say 'Let him roar again; let him roar again'. From the quotes above we see Bottom's readyness to take on anything and play every part in the play because he believes in his 'great' acting skills. Even though he messes up his lines — 'Thisbe, the flowers of odious savours sweet' (this quote also makes him look foolish because he can't even pronounce simple word right). Instead of odious Bottom should say odours. This doesn't make Bottom a good actor, even though Bottom continually acts out the parts of the others, thinking he can act out every scene solo.
The young man is anxious to get a clear picture of his behavior, realizing that it could have been indecent the night before. He asks many questions, implies a lot of interjections (“My God”, “Oh, Lord”) and constantly reproaches himself for being a fool (“I was comical”, “I made such a fool of myself”). The girl on the contrary tries to prove that he was “perfectly fine” (“You were all right”, “You were awfully amusing”, “You were wonderful”), trying to comfort him, though the scenes she reminds him of are far from being decent. She also uses quite a number of negative constructions (“Not a thing”, “You didn’t do a thing”) to object his self-condemnation. So, the girl is obviously trying to win the young man’s attention, being