Types of Comedy A02

Question 1

Farce

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Satire

Answer 2

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.

Question 3

Ironic comedy

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Comedy of manners

Answer 4

With the pretentious behaviours of Hortense and Bernard

Question 5

Dramatic irony

Answer 5

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