Comic+Relief

Comic Relief

Definition

"[|A humorous or farcical interlude in a serious literary work or drama, especially a tragedy, intended to relieve the dramatic tension or heighten the emotional impact by means of contrast.]"

[|Comic Relief] is used mainly in plays or movies to provide the audience with consolation. A scene of comic relief is often inserted into the media between tragic events.

Examples

Sidekicks can often add comic relief throughout a movie or play.



In Shakespeare's "[|Hamlet]", the gravedigger scene in act VI, scene i, is inserted directly between two tragic events. This scene is used to ease the tension in the audience as well as provide viewers who have difficulty following the play with something interesting.



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