Tragic/Comic Conventions and Audience Response
Literature in English · JC 2 · The Study of Drama: Text and Performance · 3.º Período

Tragic/Comic Conventions and Audience Response

Students evaluate the play's adherence to or subversion of traditional tragic or comic conventions. They will discuss how these structural choices manipulate audience empathy and catharsis.

MOE Syllabus OutcomesSEAB Syllabus 9509 AO3: Produce informed, independent opinions and judgements on literary texts.SEAB Syllabus 9509 AO4: Communicate clearly the knowledge, understanding and insight appropriate to literary study.

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Students evaluate the play's adherence to or subversion of traditional tragic or comic conventions. They will discuss how these structural choices manipulate audience empathy and catharsis.

Key Questions

  1. To what extent does the play conform to classical definitions of tragedy or comedy?
  2. How does the playwright evoke empathy or alienation from the audience?
  3. What is the function of dramatic irony in shaping the audience's experience?

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