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differences between Italian comedy & english comedy - Coggle Diagram
differences between Italian comedy & english comedy
structure & form>
rigid italian model >
1) plots follow fixed patterns
2) strong influence of Commedia dell'Arte & its traditional masks
flexible English model >
1) S. & Elizabethan playwrights mix genres
2) + freedom in plot development & sudden shifts in tone
character>
italian masks>
1) Stereotyped characters with predictable roles
2) identities often tied to social class
complex english characters>
1) + psychological depth, less stereotypical
2) internal conflicts & subtle irony
humor>
physical italian humor>
1) gestures, slapstick, visual misunderstandings, fast rhythm
2) heavy reliance on actors' improvisation
english wit>
1) clever wordplay, irony, verbal humor
2) brilliant & refined dialogue
themes>
love & society in Italy>
1) forbidden love, social differences, arranged marriages
2) satire of social classes & human of love
love & identity in Eng>
disguise, role reversals, identity crises
reflection on human behavior & the nature of love
setting>
idealized Italian cities>
1) Venice, Florence, Verona as symbolic places
2) closed spaces: houses, squares, courtyards
varied Eng. settings>
1) cities, forests, imaginary kingdoms
2) often transformative spaces
language>
simple It. language>
1) direct, accessible dialogue, often with dialects
2) importance of tone & performance
poetic Eng language>
1) alternation between prose & verse
2) use of metaphors, linguistic games, rhetorical devices
endings>
moral It. ending>
1) everything returns to order & harmony
2) often 1 implicit moral lesson
celebratory Eng. ending>
1) marriages, reconciliations, restored balance
2) less moralistic, more festive