Hamlet Comic Relief

rummy Relief Date: 25/07/2011
Course economy: ENG4U
Shakespeare often adds almost japery to his plays. It is generally known as comic relief because the tragedy is so overwhelming with murders, ghosts, suicides and anguish. It gives everyone some breathing room before the intensity of the next act. Comic relief is a humorous scene, or incident occurring in the middle of a serious or tragic weft and intentionally designed to relieve emotional stress. At the similar time to increase, and emphasize the tragic plot. Shakespeare was the first to mix lessendy and tragedy together, but borrowed the ideas of tragedy from Aristotle. The two words come from Middle English, also back from Middle French, and originally the erstwhile(a) French used relever, meaning to relieve.
village seems to be the except one of Shakespeares tragic protagonists who possesses and demonstrates a sense of humour in this play. Like the amusing characters of comedies, he standardizeds to play games with language, to disorient another(prenominal) characters verbal styles, and he has a taste for puns. In this presentation, I am mainly going to talk about crossroads taking on the role of a fool towards Polonius, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Osric, and the Gravedigger.

-Lord Polonius acts as the Kings personal advisor and has talkative speeches. critical point scorns at him because of his age and that he sucks up to the king.



Polonius also has a knack of losing track of what he is saying and changes his opinion quick just too concur with Hamlet.

Hamlet: Do you see yonder cloud thats almost in shape of a camel?
Polonius: By thmass, and tis like a camel indeed.
Hamlet: Methinks it is like a weasel.
Polonius: It is backed like a weasel.
Hamlet: Or like a whale?
Polonius: Very like a whale. (3.2.339-44)

Here, Hamlet is playing with Polonius mind. Hamlet feels that this is funny, and continues to amuse himself. Comic Relief is used...If you require to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com



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