Types of Comedy A02 Flashcards

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Farce

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Some parts of the novel contain farce, such as the bedroom scene for Hortense and Gilbert, Hortense and the cupboard, etc.

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Satire

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Looking at the racism etc in the UK in a mocking way to highlight the ridiculous nature of it, the attitude of Mr Todd and his casual racism.

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Ironic comedy

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An uncomfortable truth of attitudes to the commonwealth countries etc, similar to satire

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Comedy of manners

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With the pretentious behaviours of Hortense and Bernard

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Dramatic irony

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What we as the reader knows that other character’s do not, like Queenie’s pregnancy

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