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In no particular order . . .1) Accent fun. The characters of Fluellen, Macmorris and Jamy in Act 3, Scene 2 all speak In thick accents, and accents can be very funny. Fluellen in particular has a peculiar grasp of the English language which is very amusing whenever he speaks throughout the play. All of these characters also have amusing verbal tics, I warrant you.2) Interlingual dirty puns. Act 3 Scene 4 is entirely in French and is devoted to the humour to be had from the similarity of certain innocent English words with certain very naughty French words. Sort of the reverse of the giggles you get from the very innocent French words phoque and conte.3) Malapropisms. The speciality of the Hostess in Act 2 Scene 3 especially. The death of Falstaff ought to be a serious matter, but it is not, due to the Hostess's imperfect command of the language. "Boy: They were devils incarnate. Hostess: 'A could never abide carnation; 'twas a colour he never liked."4) Dramatic Irony. In Act 2 Scene 2 where the King asks Cambridge, Scroop and Grey whether a man guilty of lese majesté ought to be severely punished, when he knows and we know he knows that they themselves are guilty of treason. But they do not know that he knows and recommend harshness to the other man which Henry will use against them. Also in Act 4 Scene 1 where Williams challenges the King to a fight, not knowing him to be the king (rather like Robin Hood) which is amusing when the King reveals himself in Scene 8 of that act.5) More language confusion. In Act 4 Scene 4 where Pistol is attempting to communicate with his French captive when he has no French and his captive no English.6) Just plain dirty puns. Especially in Act 3 Scene 7 after the Dauphin says "my horse is my mistress."7) Yet more interlingual confusion. Princess Katherine and Henry's conversation in Fringlish in Act 5.8) Social inappropriateness. Especially in Act 5 where Henry uses the manners he learned in Eastcheap with the extremely toney Princess. Reminding us of Petruchio, he insists on calling her Kate and demands a smooch.. . . I hope that's enough.
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Did shakespeare use rhyming couplets in his comedy plays?
Yes. A Midsummer Night's Dream is a good example of a comedy full of couplets.
Shakespeare's use of minor characters to report on the battle's progress help to create what?
Tension, probably, although it is not clear what play you are talking about.
What does Shakespeare's word mad-bread mean?
Sorry, Shakespeare did not use that word.
Shakespeare was the first to use blank verse?
No; while Shakespeare wrote many of his plays in the form of blank verse, using unrhymed iambic pentameter, he was not the first to use this form. The first appearance of blank verse appeared in Henry Howard's Æneid, and Christopher Marlowe was the one who brought rise to the blank verse in Elizabethan English literature.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word townsfolk?
Shakespeare does not use the word townsfolk.
Did shakespeare use rhyming couplets in his comedy plays?
Yes. A Midsummer Night's Dream is a good example of a comedy full of couplets.
What types of thing did shakespeare use as inspiration for his play?
Primarily Shakespeare based his plots rather closely on those in books he'd read.
What types of transportation did Henry Hudson use?
A boat DUMB A$$ !
Who wrote the 'Taming of the Shrew' comedy?
The comedy "The Taming of the Shrew" was written by William Shakespeare between 1590 and 1592 and printed for the first time in 1623. The play portrays a young man, Petruchio, and his efforts to tame the strong willed Katherina with the use of reverse psychology.
How do you use the word comedy in a sentence?
Comedy is a very fun thing to watch
Which of these types of poetry did Shakespeare often use in his plays?
The most famous type of poetry found in Romeo and Juliet is a sonnet. ( a love poem)
Shakespeare's use of minor characters to report on the battle's progress help to create what?
Tension, probably, although it is not clear what play you are talking about.
What types of comedy fall under satire comedy?
Satire is essentially the use of insults, and contains sarcasm and irony to convey it. In the USA I think a good example is 'South Park'. In the UK examples would be panel shows such as 'Have I Got News For You' and also 'Mock The Week'.
What were the humours in Shakespeare's time?
In Shakespeare's day, the word "humour" did not mean comedy; it was a reference to a medical theory which stated that people's health depended on the balance of four liquids found in the body. These liquids were blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile, and are based on liquids which actually are present in the body. It was felt that these liquids affected your personality and character. A person dominated by blood was sanguine, by phlegm was phlegmatic, by yellow bile was choleric, and by black bile was melancholy. We still use these words nowadays to describe types of characters. In Elizabethan drama, a humourous man was a person whose character was distinctive and which dominated his action. Ben Jonson's play Every Man in His Humour (in which Shakespeare acted) was entirely built around such stock characters. Shakespeare used them too: Jaques in As You Like It is melancholic as is Hamlet ("Out of my weakness and my melancholy" II, ii), and Hotspur (Henry IV Part One) is sanguine.
Shakespeare was the first to use blank verse?
No; while Shakespeare wrote many of his plays in the form of blank verse, using unrhymed iambic pentameter, he was not the first to use this form. The first appearance of blank verse appeared in Henry Howard's Æneid, and Christopher Marlowe was the one who brought rise to the blank verse in Elizabethan English literature.
How did romeo and Juliet set shakespeare apart from other playwrights of the time?
"Romeo and Juliet" demonstrated Shakespeare's ability to blend tragedy and comedy, creating a unique and captivating narrative that appealed to a wide audience. The play also featured complex characters and themes that explored the depths of human emotion in a way that was groundbreaking for its time. Shakespeare's use of poetic language and intricate wordplay further set him apart as a master of his craft.
What does Shakespeare's word mad-bread mean?
Sorry, Shakespeare did not use that word.
