Setting
Describe the typical setting of the comedy archetype
Set in the real world of human experience
What defines the comic hero?
Shows the potential for goodness in all people
How does the action proceed initially in a comedy?
Hero/heroine struggles in a quest to make a difference... or reach their goal
Explain how NONCONFORMITY is shown in 10 Things I Hate About You:
Kat goes against all social norms
Doesn't want to date
Patrick doesn't totally fit in
Cameron goes against social standards "for love"
Explain Classic Comedy:
Typical love story, boy gets girl, loses girl, but wins her back in the end.
rebirth and renewal
What is the first thing that defines the comic hero (usually)?
Outwits the enemy
What stands in the way of the comic hero?
Blocking forces
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Explain Ironic Comedy:
Hero struggles to reform society, but can't accomplish it. He/she manages to escape or survive, and there is hope for better down the road.
How did 10 Things I Hate About You meet the setting requirements of the archetype?
It was set in a real place (Washington) at a high school
Explain how any of the heroes in the texts studied for this unit showed youthfulness:
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What is an example of "what should happen" in a comedy?
FATE
LUCK
FREEDOM
RIGHT DEFEATING WRONG
Which common image is important to Inventing the Abbotts?
Celebrations/Family Traditions
Explain Romantic Comedy:
Society STARTS to reform, moving toward a world of freedom, hope, and success
Which text was set in Messina?
Much Ado About Nothing
What are the dominant traits of the comic hero?
Wit and flexibility
How does the hero in Inventing the Abbotts meet the definition from the unit handout?
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How does Hope for a Better Society show up in the texts we read/watched?
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Explain which range of comedy Inventing the Abbotts falls under:
Explain rebirth/renewal in one of the texts we studied for this unit.
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What defines a blocking force?
A character or group that stands in the way of the comic hero
May or may not be evil
Inflexible/rigid
Explain how "what should happen" occurs in 10 Things I Hate About You
Kat and Patrick fall for each other
the truth comes out
Bianca and Cameron get together
Joey gets punched
What is the main common theme seen in High Horse's Courting and Much Ado About Nothing?
Love faces opposition but triumphs
Name a ROMANTIC COMEDY (can be one we read/watched or you can come up with one that exists, but we did not study)
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