Satire
Dramas are placed into several different categories. “The Importance of Being Earnest” written by Oscar Wilde and “Othello” written by Shakespeare are a lot alike on the story line however they are considered two different types of plays that are divided into two genres. With both plays, the reader gets to feel many different emotions that help aide with the connections of the genres. These dramas fall into the categories of Comedy and Tragedy.
The importance of Being Ernest sways more toward the Comedy side of the scale. This play is filled with satire and comedic situations. Throughout the storyline, Jack (or Ernest) is a snake wanting to live two separate lives but keeps tripping up and this causes the unveiling of his twisted-up life. There are several different aspects of the play that point to comedy. Satire plays a part in this by …show more content…
This play is full of lies, deceit, and a trail of jealousy. “Oh, beware, my lord, of jealousy. It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock. The meat it feeds on. That cuckold lives in bliss Who, certain of his fate, loves not his wronger. But, oh, what damned minutes tells he o’er Who dotes, yet doubts, suspects, yet strongly loves (Shakespeare 1338)”! The characters in the drama are playing a game of mental and physical brutality. Some of them are involved knowingly and some unknowingly. The entire plot leads up to the tragic ending that was a result of the manipulations caused by one man. Even though the end of the story contained action of a tragedy the whole storyline itself is also a tragedy because without it the end would not have had the same result. These dramas fall into two different categories, one being a comedy, and the other being tragedy. Altogether, the authors of the plays use these devices to create and build a good story in hopes of receiving a dramatic response. Both plays also use the comedic and tragic approach to building suspense and liven up the
The importance of Being Ernest sways more toward the Comedy side of the scale. This play is filled with satire and comedic situations. Throughout the storyline, Jack (or Ernest) is a snake wanting to live two separate lives but keeps tripping up and this causes the unveiling of his twisted-up life. There are several different aspects of the play that point to comedy. Satire plays a part in this by …show more content…
This play is full of lies, deceit, and a trail of jealousy. “Oh, beware, my lord, of jealousy. It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock. The meat it feeds on. That cuckold lives in bliss Who, certain of his fate, loves not his wronger. But, oh, what damned minutes tells he o’er Who dotes, yet doubts, suspects, yet strongly loves (Shakespeare 1338)”! The characters in the drama are playing a game of mental and physical brutality. Some of them are involved knowingly and some unknowingly. The entire plot leads up to the tragic ending that was a result of the manipulations caused by one man. Even though the end of the story contained action of a tragedy the whole storyline itself is also a tragedy because without it the end would not have had the same result. These dramas fall into two different categories, one being a comedy, and the other being tragedy. Altogether, the authors of the plays use these devices to create and build a good story in hopes of receiving a dramatic response. Both plays also use the comedic and tragic approach to building suspense and liven up the