Plainly speaking‚ satire is by far one of my personal favorite genres of a play or production. Satire is defined as‚ “the use of humor‚ irony‚ exaggeration‚ or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices‚ particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.” Shakespeare was one of the best writers when it came to using satire in his plays. For example‚ Romeo and Juliet contains several satirical jokes and references at the romantic culture of Elizabethan
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The Pearl‚ by John Steinbeck‚ is abounding with literary devices that assist in conveying the theme of the evils of greed. In the novella‚ Steinbeck tells about Kino‚ a Mexican man‚ who finds a great pearl which he believes will change his life entirely. However‚ when the pearl dealers attempt to deceive him into selling his pearl for a low price‚ Kino ventures to the capital‚ but after facing many trials‚ he must return to his home after his infant son is killed. After this ultimate hardship‚ Kino
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identity to Irene‚ this scene effectively captures Irene’s disbelief at Vincent’s determination to defy societal expectations. His assurance to Irene that “you are the authority on what’s not possible” symbolises that an individual’s genetic material does not predetermine all‚ using himself as an exmple‚ an in-valid successfully posing as a valid. His reiteration of “it is possible‚” reinforces this statement and encourages Irene to look beyond the values
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Double Speak- The use of language to intentionally obscure‚ confuse‚ equivocate‚ or deceive. Double speak is seen a lot in my daily life. For example‚ I sometimes irritate my sister‚ and she tells me it is fine but has clear symbols showing that it is not fine. She shows me this by her tone of voice and her body language. Sometimes when she asks me to take out the trash and I don’t she will tell me its fine and do it herself‚ showing me in her tone and body language that it is not fine. I also see
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satire. Have you heard those ridiculously funny jokes about the people out there and wonder if they notice what they’re thinking? Well‚ if you have then you are aware of how the exaggeration and mockery in satire works. Satire is ironic humor to criticize people’s stupidity. In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn author Mark Twain uses a great amount of satire to point out things or actions in the society‚ government or religion. Pap Huck’s dad is an alcoholic and abusive which lead him to live a miserable
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Voltaire’s novella‚ Candide‚ uses satire to discuss and criticise philosophical Optimism‚ the prevalent Catholic philosophy during his time period‚ the Enlightenment era. Voltaire himself was known to oppose this theory‚ and employed caricatural figures in his writing‚ such as the characters of Pangloss and Martin‚ to mock the ideas that they stand for. The old woman‚ as a character‚ is not a protagonist nor does she show up particularly frequently in the text‚ but she is significant to the theme
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Introduction The profession as a police officer has many requirements one being the use of force. Police work requires this physical skill of police officers because the probability of a police officer requiring the use of force to control a subject is more likely than not. Situations or improper action during a situation can cause an officer or civilian to lose their life when the wrong use of force is applied. Many situations will dictate the amount of force required to control the suspect
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What methods of characterisation does Coleridge use to portray the Wedding Guest and The Ancient Mariner? In part one of The Ancient Mariner‚ Coleridge introduces us to two characters‚ The Ancient Mariner‚ the main protagonist‚ and the Wedding Guest. Through their name‚ appearance‚ dialogue and actions we can portray a lot about them. From the title alone‚ being eponymous‚ we can infer that the events of this story will happen to the Ancient Mariner. His name especially portrays the mariner
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This is a quote by John Steinbeck that shows exactly how he felt about being a writer. Steinbeck‚ a Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize for Literature winner‚ is a very popular author in the United States of America‚ even after his death. He is known for his very realistic portrayals of the working class society‚ especially in his beloved Salinas‚ California. He was also a prominent spokesman for the victims of the Great Depression. Most importantly‚ Steinbeck understood that readers wanted to know the truth
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Shakespeare was able to indirectly express thoughts and questions on religion‚ in a way to make the audience think and question themselves. In the play Hamlet‚ the Ghost is used as a figure of God and religion. Is the ghost really Hamlet’s father? Does it come from heaven or from hell? As Catholic believe in purgatory‚ which means that spirits are between heaven and hell until judgement is called‚ while protestants believe that the dead go immediately to
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