When Shakespeare was writing, theatres were more like great big arenas, with the rich people in the stalls/seats and the poor people standing down in the mosh pit. To keep the peasants happy, and to take their mind off their aching feet etc, humour was added to lighten the mood of the audience and to break up the unfolding drama, i.e. Romeo and Juliet's impending suicides.
Mercutio is not just comic relief. He has purpose in this play. He is Romeo's friend and confidante. He longs for peace between the two houses, and rightly points out to Romeo, that his love with Juliet will only end in tragedy.
The main role of the nanny in Romeo and Juliet is to provide comic relief. In Shakespeare's tragedy, he always includes one comic relief character to lighten the mood.
The musicians and clown are used first for comic relief and later for foreshadowing.
Iago is a comic relief character and not very important, but becomes somewhat more important at the end of the sequel, Return of Jafar.
Puck, in the Midsummer"s Night"s dream. He was a comedy character. There was, of all thing, a cartoon adaptation in the sixties with Mr. Magoo in the role of Puck. It is NOT meant to be a homonymic parody of a curse word, by the way. I am not speaking of Magoo, now get your specs on!
No , the comic book character is most likely to be found in a comic book whereas a cartoon character will be found within a TV cartoon are as a character in a cartoon comic strip .
The comic book character Dyesebel was created by Mars Ravelo, a Filipino comic book writer. Dyesebel is a popular mermaid character in Philippine comics.
There is a comic book character called Cyanide that first appeared in Excaliber #62.
Blu, the comic strip character, was created in 2012 by artist Jason Poland. The character has gained popularity for its humorous and relatable take on everyday life situations.
Billy Whizz is a character from the British comic book "The Beano." He first appeared in the comic in 1964 and is known for his super speed.
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Abraham Lincoln's name is used as a comic character in the animated television show "Clone High."
There are a number of websites which offer tips on being a comic book character creator. Some of these include Comic Vine, Comic Books and Hero Inventor.
please specify your question. Do you mean: which Italian comic character looks like(or is) a buffoon and is cowardly? Or is this cowardly buffoon its character?
Although there appears to be very little information regarding the character Ultraman Gaia is a fictional comic book superhero. She was first in the GenerationX #37 Marvel Comic.