Analyzing Personal Style, comedic situations, English homework help

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Comedic Situations

As you complete the reading of The Taming of the Shrew, reflect on how comedic
situations impact the plot development. Provide examples of comedic devices
being used to show the ways that comedy impacts the events of the play and the
interactions between the characters. Provide at least one example from each act.  An example has been provided for you.

Act

Comedic Device

Situation

Impact

Example:

Induction

Unexpected Plot
Twist

Sly is drunk and
falls asleep in a public place.

Others arrive and
joke about Sly being dead, but then they haul him away to make him believe he
is a wealthy lord instead of a beggar.

Act 1

Act 2

Act 3

Act 4

Act 5

THESIS STATEMENT

Now that you have thoroughly analyzed various elements of
the play, respond to one of the
following prompts in one complete
sentence. This will become the thesis statement for the Shakespeare
Analysis Essay.

· 
Argue whether the use of clever language works
to develop the plot and comedy in The Taming of the Shrew.

· 
Argue whether comedic devices work to develop
the plot in The Taming of the Shrew.

· 
Argue whether the plot development relies upon
the use of comedic devices in The Taming of the Shrew.