critics Flashcards
(10 cards)
John Fletcher
1610
‘tragi-comedy’
Charlotte Lennox
1753
use of dark elements tortures M4M into a comedy
Lisa Hopkins
1998
marriages are used to provide comic closure
pervading obsession with marriage
J.w Lever
1965
new medium of tragi-comedy
RSC WS complete works
strong leadership against the voice of the people
code of honor against the energies of exotic desire
Dr Johnson
contrasting elements make it a mingled drama
Maus
how do religious convictions effect the experience of sexual desire
Angelo is sexually aroused by prohibition
Bous
problem play
Dues ex machina
He orchestrates elaborate schemes (like the bed trick and the head switch) and they all go according to plan
first folio context
1623
originally classified as a COMEDY in the First Folio