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This is a list of things found in comedy/comedies. Sometimes, only one of these characteristics shows up. Sometimes a mix.
This is a list of things found in comedy/comedies. Sometimes, only one of these characteristics shows up. Sometimes a mix.
Characteristics of Comedy
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Confusion/Disorder
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-Multiple Meaning
-Double entendre
-Ambiguity
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Grotesque
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Deformity
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Un-Ordinary
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Unspeakables
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Lightness
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Surprise
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Incongruity
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Absurdity
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Hyperbole
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Meiosis
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Litotes
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Harmless Pain
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Play
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Non-sense
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Disguise
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Mistaken Identity
Loss of Identity
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Deception
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Falling
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Physicality
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Poetic Judgment
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Poetic Justice
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Poetic Injustice
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“in the know”- revelation of audience v. ignorance of character
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Reversal
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Redemption/Restoration
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Questions Authority
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Social Integration/Unity
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Comic Timing
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Stock Character/StereoType
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Circumlocution
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