personification makes the audience imagine the earth literally taking Capulet’s children from him‚ creating a melancholy effect. 5. Comic Relief- in a story‚ a (humorous) break from serious topics. “Where’s Potpan‚ that he helps not to take away? … Cheerly‚ boys; be brisk awhile‚ and the longer liver take all.” –First and Second Servant (Act I‚ Scene 5‚ 1-13) Comic relief is shown here in the fifth scene of Act I. The four scenes before this included sadness and despair. Whether it was from Romeo’s
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in-depth look at Tony’s character. Tony Savo brings some much-needed comic relief to a situation and atmosphere of injury and suspense. This is accomplished through his carefree manner‚ and his slang vocabulary that makes the reader think about what exactly he means. But Mr. Savo is certainly not pure and flawless‚ for he does show an example of reading a book by its cover in the case of Danny Saunders. Mr. Savo brings much needed relief to a painful scenario by the light air that surrounds him and his
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emotional effect and mood by revealing a combination of horror and humor (Boggs‚ 2004‚ p. 20). The horror is displayed by the undead pirates tormenting the Caribbean‚ while the humor of the movie is attributed to the comic relief of Captain Jack Sparrow. It is through the comic relief of Captain Jack Sparrow that another thematic element is revealed. Throughout the entire film the characterization of Jack is emphasized and the viewer sees the development of unique aspects of his personality (Boggs
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son of Atossa‚ the daughter of Cyrus the great. Hence‚ Herodotus tells us that the solution was provided by Demaratus‚ an exiled Spartan king‚ who pointed that xerxes was the first-born son after Darius became king. Xerxes is shown in the reliefs at Persepolis as the heir standing behind his enthroned father suggesting he was next to the throne. Herodotus tells us that xerxes was being prepared to be king from a young age as he was taught‚ “to ride‚ to use the bow‚ and seek the truth” three fundamental
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which drives Macbeth to the point of insanity and his wife into depression which then leads to her suicide; again these are modern issues which trouble some people on a daily basis. Also the use of dramatic irony‚ rhyming couplets‚ soliloquies and comic relief keep the audience attentive and allows the audience to create an emotional connection with the characters.
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the author recalls the memories of his youth with ease. The story mixes humor with the reality of poverty and depression. With McCourt’s dialogue‚ he effortlessly speaks with an “innocent eye”… Dialogue‚ innocent eye‚ dialect‚ use of quotations‚ comic relief. Intro here! The use of dialogue throughout Angela’s Ashes is well-chosen. When McCourt is in his younger years he uses a language that a five year old would use and so on throughout his life. His vocabulary is not that of an adult because he
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destiny‚ or what a person might become. It is a series of events that leads a person to what they will become. Destiny is the actual end product of all the fateful events that lead to person’s ending. Comic Relief Shakespeare is one of the writers in history in which he adds comic relief into a play that is so grave and serious. In Romeo and Juliet‚ he utilizes humor into the play. In the play‚ it adds to the overall success to the play‚ because it depicts the general behavior of adolescents
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Foils Shakespeare is an author that is known to pair comedy and tragedy together as foils. Susan Snyder‚ a scholar author has stated‚ “The source tales of Romeo and Othello would‚ I think‚ suggest quite readily to Shakespeare the possibility of using comic convention as a springboard for tragedy” (Snyder 123). In most of Shakespeare’s works‚ he uses elements of comedy to lead into a tragic event that will soon happened. Shakespeare also enjoys using tragedy to contrast the comedic elements in his writing
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By: rm2252 Discuss the relationship between characterisation and the audience’s response in Shakespeare’s play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” The relationship between characterisation and the audience’s response in Shakespeare’s play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is evident throughout the whole play. There is a main emphasis on dramatic irony‚ juxtaposition‚ the confusion between the characters‚ the characters talking directly to the audience and having a play with in a play. Shakespeare relies heavily
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functions of the art in which they are represented serve‚ there is much significant information communicated about each culture and their art. Animals are undoubtedly a prominent and recurrent staple of Indian art and are seen in many instances as reliefs on temple walls
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