Upload
larchmeany1
View
2.133
Download
2
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
ASIDEWords spoken by an actor intended to be heard by the
audience but not by other characters on stage
*Remember the Scrubs example:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PemRiFuCgYM&feature=related
An example of an aside:
Juliet: Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I'll no longer be a Capulet.Romeo [Aside.]: Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?Juliet: 'Tis but thy name that is my enemy. Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.
CATHARSISThe release of emotion that the audience of a tragedy
experiences
*Remember Oedipus Rex example
Another example of catharsis:
Death of Romeo and Juliet
COMIC RELIEFThe inclusion of a humorous character or scene
to contrast with the tragic elements of a work, thereby intensifying the next tragic event
*Remember Shakespeare’s inclusion of the “fool”
Another example of comic relief:
Lion King – Timon and Pumba’s “luau” in the middle of a tense fight between Simba and Scar