The Cohabitation Of Tragic And Comedy - 1830 Words

‘Tragedy and comedy were ingredients, not definitions, and the experience of a play was one of plenitude rather than unity.’ (Janette Dillon) With reference to Dillon’s claim, discuss the cohabitation of tragic and comic elements in ONE of the plays on the course. Illustrate your answer with detailed reference to the play. Shakespeare’s All’s Well that Ends Well does not fit neatly into the category of either tragedy or comedy. Throughout the play elements of both genres are blended. These elements include plot devices, such as the bed trick and the deception of Parolles, as well as the overall arc of the plot and the central characters. The cohabitation of these elements can cause discomfort for the audience, who are left unsure of how to react to aspects of the plot that do not fulfil their expectations of comedy. The plot of All’s Well that Ends Well is an inversion of a conventional folk tale. A member of a lower class seeks the object of their affection, who comes from a higher social status, and must complete tasks to prove their worth. In this play Shakespeare challenges our expectations by having Helen pursue Bertram instead of a man pursuing a woman. This interrupts the pattern we expect from comedy. Helen doggedly pursues her own interests and Bertram, contrary to our expectations, is resistant to her advances. It is from these changes that both the tragic and comic elements of the play arise. We feel sorry for Helen because we believe she deserves Bertram. But,Show MoreRelatedThe Marginalized Groups in Indian Social Construct: A Critical Study of Mahesh Dattani4979 Words   |  20 Pagesurban Indian women asserting or in the process of asserting their existence as individuals and as human beings, as against any gendered identity. Do the Needful exposes the hypocrisy of modern Indian society to the extent of a crime. The romantic comedy revolves around two Gujrati family namely the Patel family and the Gowda family. The protagonistAlpesh Patel family is a divorced man of thirty years and a gay. He finds Mr. Trilok as his soul mate as he finds all his emotional satisfaction in himRead MoreOrganisational Theory230255 Words   |  922 Pages(Figure 1.4). . Philosophical disputes and debates 29 episteme – knowledge or science epistemology: logos – knowledge or account Figure 1.4: The derivation of ‘epistemology’. Example: Sir Humphrey’s view In an episode of the famous BBC comedy Yes Minister, the following exchange occurred between Sir Humphrey, a senior officer in the British Civil Service and Jim Hacker, the minister for administrative affairs. HACKER: Was there one question today to which I could give a clear, simple,