Comedic Concepts Flashcards
A comedy of the manners
The type of comedy itself (including romantic drama, satire and farce)
Algy’s apartment and Jack’s country manner
Settings for the comedy, both places and times
Algy’s process from not caring about marriage to ditching Bunbury
The journey towards knowledge and happiness for the protagonists, often in relation to their love interest, their mistakes and misunderstandings along the journey, moments of unhappiness and an overarching sense of joy
Lady Bracknell
Comedic villain or rival, directly affects the fortune of hero or heroine, who causes some disruption to the cheerful mood but it eventually defeated
The ending when they all get together
The sense that all will end well and that fortune smiles
Algy meddling in Jack’s life
Conflict that affects primarily themselves and one or two others around them
‘Bunburying’
The significance of human folly, trickery and human gullibility
Presentation of certain characters and aristocracy
The inclusion of clowns, exaggeration, stereotypes, pompous attitudes and posturing
Algy and Jack’s ‘Bunburying’
The use of disguise, escapes and discovery, elements of the supernatural
The plot
Is complex and has many sub-plots
Language
Used to heighten comedy, particularly using wit and linguistic play
Humour
Its a fucking comedy, it should be funny
