She stoops to conquer
Comedy Genre
Outline.
1- What a comedy is
2- Summary
3- Why a comedy of manners
4- Final conclusions
The theme of the play is...
* What does the title suggest us?
Related to the whole play...
She was an empowered woman.
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She stoops to conquer
Characters and Story
Hardcastle's house
Marlow's house
- Sir Charles Marlow
- Marlow
- Hastings
-Mr & Mrs Hardcastle
-Kate
- Constance
-Tony
What's comedy?
What makes a comedy a comedy ?
Why a comedy of manners
Characteristics of a comedy
- They should have a "happy ending"
- Irony, mistaken identity, coincidences, surprises, contrast between social order and individual.
What do you mean?
- The dialogue is more important than the action.
- It highlights the contradictions in people's behavior.
Why ??
Types of comedy
- Satire
- Farce
- Comedy of manners
Why?
Why ??