TAILIEUCHUNG - Lecture Drama II - Modern drama: Lecture 11 - Dr Irum Zulfiqar

This chapter presents the following content: Juno and the paycock tragi-comedy, Tragi-comedy, tragic theme, why tragi-comedy? co-existence of tragedy and comedy, mood transition, Juno and the paycock a feministic play,. | DRAMA II MODERN DRAMA Lecture 11 SYNOPSIS Juno and the Paycock Tragi-comedy A Feministic Play Juno and the Paycock Tragi-comedy Tragi-comedy Tragi-comedy is a kind of writing in which comedy is hovering on the brinks of tragedy. Why Tragi-comedy? O’Casey’s “Juno and the Paycock” is a tragi-comedy although, on the whole, it is a serious and somber play having much destruction and violence. But there are a number of comic elements in the play which would not fit into the pattern of a tragedy. On the other hand, as the comic elements do not outweigh the tragic ones, it would be inappropriate to label the play as a comedy. Co-existence of Tragedy and Comedy It means there is a co-existence in the play of tragic and comic elements and so, the best course is to treat it as a tragi-comedy. Mood ~ Beginning/Somber The play starts with a graphic description of Boyle’s household. Mood Transition Mr. Boyle: grotesques Mood~ Transition/Comedy Times of amusement “Won’t it be a climbin’ job? How d’ye expect me to be able to go up a ladder with these legs? An’, if I get up a self, how am I goin’ to get down agen?” We are also much amused when Captain Boyle is interrupted while singing first by sewing machine man’s entry and then by the thundering knocks at the door. And when Boyle invites Joxer to a cup of tea Joxer says: “I’m afraid the missus ud pop in on us agen before we’d know where we are, somethin’s tellin’ me to go at wanst.” And to this Boyle replies: “Don’t be superstitious, man; we’re Dublin men, ” We are also greatly amused when we find Joxer Daly and Mr. Boyle discussing about books and history. But their mock-intellectual discussion is interrupted by the voice of a coal vender. Again we burst into laughter when Joxer flies out of the window at learning the voice of Juno. In fact, this whole episode is very humorous and funny. But in this fun and ludicrous description there is a tinge of pathos as well. For example, at one place, Juno says to Boyle: “Here, sit .

• Sân khấu điện ảnh
• Modern drama
• Lecture Drama
• Dramaturgical traditions
• Western drama
• History of drama
• Dramatic terminology
• Feministic play
• Tragi comedy
• Modern theater
• Classical drama
• Analysis of drama
• Absurdist drama
• Scandinavian drama
• Nora’s definition of freedom
• The doll’s house
• Female characters
• Dramatic structure
• Personal influences
• Irish Civil war
• Feministic Work
• Characters in the play
• Luckys Entrance