Similarities Between Comedy And Comedy

In this simile Romeo compares love to a thorn. Ultimately, Romeo and Juliet beautifully written play, that explores the tragedy of forbidden love through plot, literary devices and aesthetic features. In ACT 3, scene 1, Tybalt kills Mercutio and is killed by Romeo who is then banished by the prince, these events propel the play towards the tragic ending. The literary devices, pun and oxymoron, used by Shakespeare enhance emotions of the characters and furthermore adding to the tragedy.

Throughout the play, Iago portrays himself as malicious, while Othello portrays himself as affectionate through his own use of diction, but everything changes as Othello is baited by Iago’s lies and begins to mirror, in his actions and words, the evil Iago embodies. Toward the beginning of the play, Iago and Othello appear to be complete opposites. In terms of good and evil, Iago depicted himself as evil through his harsh word choices, while with sentimental word choices Othello conveyed the good. Immediately, Iago reveals his monstrous character, full of hatred, without a drop of shame as he declares, “I hate the Moor” (1.3.386). This specific diction,“hate” informs the audience of his pessimistic feelings and unwillingness

On beholding this wonder of ‘Romeo and Juliet’, we are driven into world of passions, destructions and unifications. The use of eloquent language, charming verses and picturesque settings are always highly spoken of. However, the brilliancy of the use of the Butterfly Effect in the ‘Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet’ is worth marvelling over. Perhaps the ‘tragedy’ would have been made into a ‘comedy’, if and only if certain events had unfolded themselves in a different way.

Scenes that show his passionate actions for Juliet and scenes showing how he sometimes makes mistakes or gets in trouble because of his impulsive decisions these Scenes have been pointed out as examples of his passion, impulsiveness and thoughtfulness to prove that William Shakespeare used to develop Romeo’s personality to make him how he

(Kennedy and Gioia 883). Yet, even in their differences both forms of comedy “serve a valuable purpose in satirizing human failings”, according to Kennedy and Gioia (883). In order to maintain a comedy play, David Ives uses high comedy, personality, and exaggeration to ridicule and criticize ones’ stupidity; therefore, evoking a greater sense of humor. The humor associated with David Ives play, Soap Opera is credited to his strong use of high comedy.

Tragedy has been a part of drama since the time of the ancient greeks, an example of such a tragedy is Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. Since then tragedy has been adapted to adhere to different societal views and conventions, such that of the american theatre. Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, is an example of that. Both plays fall into the category of tragedy, but exemplify it through different aspects in their respective heroes. The roles of Oedipus and Willy Loman as tragic heroes convey the meanings of the works as wholes through the use of the literary devices dramatic irony and imagery.

The utilization of literary elements in novels, plays, and stories aid in character development by providing audiences with insight into a character 's emotions and perspectives on certain topics. In the play "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Romeo 's character is developed through the use of characterization, irony, and conflict. In the play, Romeo is characterized as shallow and shameful through the use of detail and diction when he talks to Juliet in the garden. The detail "bright angel" (Shakespeare, page 838) and "fair maid" (page 839) characterize Romeo as shallow.

Satire in catch – 22 Satire can be defined as the use of humor to ridicule or expose the vices of people in the society (Gassner and Quinn 741). The term can generally be applied to all those situations when a character is presented in a comical yet ridiculous way so that the readers can easily see the folly that the writer intents to highlight. It is a ‘soft’ way of pointing out the flaws in character of individuals or institutions in society, especially when these are being pointed out in otherwise important members or institutions of the society, which makes direct ridicule difficult. This presentation will briefly look at the use of satire in the novel Catch 22 by Heller.

Dramatic irony is used to emphasize the importance of that scene or part and to foreshadow for the next little detail. Verbal irony in the play to show the audience what the character’s will do to keep the truth from those who disagree with them. In Romeo and Juliet, situational irony is used in the play to show the contradiction throughout the play for the audience. The irony Shakespeare used through the play is to intensify key points and to make the plot

One such philosopher is Aristotle. His concepts of the Tragic hero is articulate and shed more light on what the modern - day literature laureates define as the tragic hero. To begin with, Aristotle gives a very comprehensive understanding of who a tragic hero character in plays. He asserts that the real and ideal tragic hero is the one charged with the mandate of making the audience feel a catharsis at the end of the play and make the audience experience cleansing sessions after watching or reading a play. The catharsis experienced by the audience is as a result of the twist and turns of the protagonist trying to do well.

The relationship between Beatrice and Benedick exposes the truth in a manner that removes the significance of the lies. Whereas Claudio and Hero’s connection still relies on the treacheries as a crucial property to flourish. These juxtaposing relationships illustrate how varied human relations can be when fabrications are at the center. As the play matures the relationships developed at different degrees into opposing situations: one growing stronger while the other was weakened due to the deceptions. In these final lines, Shakespeare is exposing how circumstances can contrast even amongst comparable conditions.

Furthermore, our protagonist, Romeo, masculinity is questioned throughout the play. For example: Romeo fears that his love for Juliet softened him, “Thy beauty hath made me effeminate/ And in my temper soften’d valour’s steel” (Shakespeare 111.i.).

Regarding the attention to the detail within each play, George E. Duckworth provides a legible synthesis that emphasizes the humorous and dramatic aspects of Roman comedies. These plays held importance whilst still retaining a comedic edge, and Duckworth explains this through his discussions of language, character, suspense, irony, moral tone, and the humorous elements of certain situations. Guhl, E., and W. Koner. The Romans: Their Life and Customs. London: Senate, 1994.

The greek tragedy Oedipus takes place and was written in Ancient Greece. They play is about a man who is told his fate, and while trying to avoid it ends up running into it in the end. In the end Oedipus stabs out his eyes and becomes physically blind. The story also uses metaphorical sight and blindness to connect to the themes of ignorance and knowledge in the play. Ignorance plays a very large part in Oedipus.