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South African Theatre and Satire Flashcards

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What was the beginning of satire?

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Satyr

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Define satire

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Art of mocking someone or something to look ridiculous and raise laughter by embarrassment, humble and discredit

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What does satire attack?

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Attacked vices and follies as well as human behaviour

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What does satire state or imply?

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Idea of what should be correct in behaviour or thoughts

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What is the goal of satire?

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Self examination and to change foolish ways

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Why can satire be uncomfortable and unsettling?

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It’s about challenging the audience is about their beliefs and views

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What makes satire more palatable?

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Humour, mockery or parody

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Why isn’t satire always clear?

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It is not only satire made in more direct or preachy form

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Why do satirist use humour?

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To inspire reform or change

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What is satire used form in terms of the community?

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Used to promote status quo and balance within the society

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What does it mean when the satirist does not have a reform or solution?

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They are holding an aspect of the world as ridiculous. Therefore, creating an irony or gallows humour

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Define gallows humour

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Humour from stressful situations. Eg. death at the gallows

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What is gallows humour also known as?

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Dark humour or nervous laughter

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What is the intention of gallows humour?

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Make a point

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Define catharsis

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Purging or release of emotional tension

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What kind is catharsis?

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Art or music that creates laughter or crying

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How does catharsis release emotion?

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Through process, ideas, feelings

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What is collective catharsis?

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Comedy and satire in theatre as it temporarily builds a community

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What is humorous commentary?

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Laugh at similar things which crosses divide within society

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20
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Define naïve speaker

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Does not understand the implication of their narration. They are oblivious. Laugh at them

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Name the six satire techniques

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  1. Trivial concern or situation seriously
  2. Treat serious concern
  3. Praise but mean opposite
  4. Say one thing, but mean the opposite
  5. Rhetorical question
  6. Exaggerate
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Describe Treat serious concern

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Unimportant or trivial

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Describe Praise but mean opposite

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Criticise (irony)

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Describe Say one thing, but mean the opposite

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Sarcasm

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Describe rhetorical question

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Suggest one answer. Reader is supposed to disagree

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Describe exaggerate

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Blow issue out of proportion. People focus on it

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27
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Define caricature

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Distort one or two elements of appearance. It is a gentle form used for effect

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Define burlesque

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Ridiculous exaggeration to do with language. Comic affect use in a situation that is so absurd to make funny

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Define irony

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Incongruity
Presents things out of place. Absurd in relation to its surroundings

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30
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Define symbolism

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Concrete symbols that represent abstract characteristics and conditions. Can be context specific

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Define diatribe

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Direct, angry attack

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32
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Define parody

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Imitate style of particular work or writer. Crucial

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33
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Define reversal

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Presents opposite of normal order of events

34
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What are the speakers in satire?

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  1. Very angry voices
  2. Evil men and women
35
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Describe very angry voices

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Direct attacks

36
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Describe evil men and women

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Confessing sins proudly, sometimes without intending to. Reveal own folly

37
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What ish oration satire?

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Good-natured and lighthearted. Used to raise laughter and encourage moral improvement

38
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What is juvenalian satire?

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Better and dark expressing anger and outrage. It is the state of the world

39
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What does satire depend on?

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The audience

40
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How can satire be effective?

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Must receive as satire

41
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What is the risk of satire?

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Straight or superficially. Depends on who is receiving it

42
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What is South African notorious for?

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Use of humour to shine lights on the issue

43
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What is used for social re-conciliation?

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Satire and jokes

44
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What is the iconic 1981 SA satirical play?

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Wowza Albert

45
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Who wrote Wowza Albert?

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Percy Mtwa, Mbongeni Ngemi, Barney Simon

46
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Who was Wowza Albert portrayed by?

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Portrayed by disenfranchised black people anticipating second coming of Jesus

47
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Who is Pieter-Dirk Uys?

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Well done work. Also, put former, satires from the mid 1960s until today

48
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What did Pieter expose?

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Apart Tate culture. Entertainment of democratic audiences worldwide

49
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What was the integral medium for indoctrination and pacification?

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Comedy during Apartheid. It pacifying the crowd with stuff about the government to help people cope

50
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Why was comedy during apartheid a key instrument?

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Apartheid regime was contested and leading up to democracy - promoting the nation-building and cultural reconciliation

51
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What happened was it was leading up to democracy?

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Promoting the nation-building and cultural reconciliation

52
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Publications and Entertainment Act of 1963 until Publication Act of 1974 did what?

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Censored and band of films, TV shows, please, records, books, live performances, artwork that was obscene, blasphemous, harmful to social relations, derogatory tp Afrikaner or state

53
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What was comedy served to do during apartheid?

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Served to entertain.
“To distract, to diverge from reality, to allow a temporary escape that slows down the raising of awareness

54
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What was stand up integrated into?

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Theatrical plays, musicals, TV comedies, axe

55
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How was political comedy set still possible?

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Mainly limited to theatre

56
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What was the theatre of resistance?

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Linked to growing civil unrest

57
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What is human mode is based on?

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Overachieving drives

58
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What are the three humour mode?

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  1. Instrument of social control
  2. Social protest
  3. Instrument of social and political transformation
59
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What was Uys political humour?

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Indirect and playful (horation). Popular

60
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What did Uys ridicule with?

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Amused and tolerant contempt

61
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Who was Tannie Evita Bezuidenhout?

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Created female alter ego through drag

62
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What did Evita look like?

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Big coiffed black wig with white highlights.
Bright red lipstick
Extravagant jewellery
Garish outfit
Typical Afrikaans lady

63
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What did Evita’s hair symbolise?

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The nation - race relations

64
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What was Evita representative of?

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Representative of respected volksmoeder. Mother of Nation

65
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Who was Evita?

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White Afrikaner in the middle class. Patrician and pious housewife. Religious

66
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What was Evita a member of? What does this mean?

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National Party Member - patriotic, loveable, stern

67
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Why did Evita have an ironic mask?

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Ignorantly idiotic, racist, crass. Privileged correctness and social backlash - allow to bypass censors

68
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What does Evita make the audience conscious of?

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Sneaky and hypocritical values of apartheid.

69
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What did Evita allow him to do?

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Bypass censors that were invulnerable to political correctness and social backlash

70
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What was Evita the face of?

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White change and adaption

71
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What was Evita directed at?

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White audience

72
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What did Evita help audience cope with?

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Loss of privilege, confront fears of multi racial SA and inherent racism

73
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What does stand up comedy relate to?

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everyday social relations and observations

74
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What will social relations and observations comedy enable?

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Opportunities of catharsis through laughter and escapism

75
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Why is escapism valid?

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Society has many stresses

76
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What type of satire is experienced the most often and directly?

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Satire through political cartooning

77
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What is the difference between satire and bullying?

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Publicly shaming or satirising someone who is vulnerable is bullying.

78
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Why do politicians deserve to be satirised?

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It’s shielding, safeguarding and protesting of them general public, while deservedly bringing them down

79
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Who is Cocnute Kelz?

A

Lesedi Tlhabi creates short videos that wrap current events in much needed humour

80
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What does Coconut Kelz criticise?

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criticise “racism and privilege, and point out to South Africa’s very real social tensions and inequalities

81
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What are examples of Coconut Kelz videos?

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CoronavirusUpdate or her commentary on racism in high schools

82
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What does diatribe hope to eliminate?

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hope of eliminating what satires regarded as undesirable conditions, attitudes and behaviour

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