Anti sentimental comedy
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This document discusses two types of 18th century comedy: sentimental comedy and anti-sentimental comedy. Sentimental comedy aimed to evoke emotions like pity and sorrow in middle-class audiences and was closer to tragedy. Anti-sentimental comedy, created by writers like Oliver Goldsmith and Richard Brinsley Sheridan in response, dealt with upper-class society and evoked laughter through vulgarity. Examples given are Richard Steele's "The Conscious Lover" for sentimental comedy and Richard Sheridan's "The Rivals" for anti-sentimental comedy. The document also defines literary devices commonly used in these comedies like wit, laughter, farce, irony, and disguise.
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Anti sentimental comedy
- 1. Paper 2- The Neo-classical Literature Prepared by – Vaidehi Hariyani
- 2. In general sense, what makes us laugh is comedy. It is an art of performing or making jokes, satire and humour. Example – comic plays, movies, TV shows, books etc.
- 3. It is an 18th century dramatic genre. It evokes emotions like pity, sorrow and sympathy. This comedy is nearer to tragedy. The purpose of the writers was to produce tears rather than laughter. It was popular among middle class audience.
- 4. The opposite of sentimental comedy. When sentimental comedy did not last long, “Oliver Goldsmith” and “Richard Brinsley Sheridan” created anti-sentimental comedy. Deals with the relations and women living in a upper class society. Evokes laughter and vulgarity.
- 5. Sentimental comedy Anti-sentimental comedy Evokes pity and sorrow. Middle class Nearer to tragedy. Example – Richard Steele's “The conscious lover”. Evokes laughter and vulgarity. Upper class Nearer to comedy. Example – Richard Sheridan’s “The Rivals”.
- 6. Wit Laughter Farce Irony Disguise
- 7. Wit is a form of intelligent humour,the ability to say or write things that are clever and usually funny.
- 9. Laughter is the best medicine.
- 10. Farce is a comedy that aims at entertaining the audience through situations that are highly exaggerated.
- 11. The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning.
- 13. To modify the manner or appearance of a person through wig, glasses, makeup, costume or other ways.